Where does “concă” come from?

concă (Romanian) comes from French conque, from Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

concă (Romanian): conch

Definitions

  1. conch

Ancestry of “concă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconqueconch
2Latinconchabivalve; mussel; mollusk; oyster shell, pearl...
3Ancient Greekκόγχηshell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόγχη →Every word from Latin concha →