Where does “cutra” come from?

cutra (Sicilian) comes from Latin culcita, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

cutra (Sicilian): blanket

Definitions

  1. blanket

Ancestry of “cutra”, step by step

cutra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin culcita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculcitamattress, pillow, cushion
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Bulgarian кутра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкутра
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Latin culcita