Where does “bandera” come from?
bandera (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian bandiera, from Italian banda, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
bandera (Serbo-Croatian): pole; flag; flag pole
Ancestry of “bandera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | bandiera | flag |
| 2 | Italian | banda | side; tape or strip; bend |
| 3 | Frankish | binda | join, link |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |