Where does “cigüeñal” come from?
cigüeñal (Spanish) comes from Spanish cigüeña, from Latin ciconia, from Proto-Indo-European kekoh₂n-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.
cigüeñal (Spanish): crankshaft; shadoof
Ancestry of “cigüeñal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cigüeña | stork; redstem filaree, "Erodium cicutarium"; the... |
| 2 | Latin | ciconia | stork; a derisive gesture made with the fingers;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kekoh₂n- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂n- | to sing |