Where does “castañuela” come from?
castañuela (Spanish) comes from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
castañuela (Spanish): castanet
Ancestry of “castañuela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 2 | Russian | кашта́н | — |
| 3 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 4 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |