Where does “coña” come from?
coña (Spanish) comes from Spanish coño, from Latin cunnus, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
coña (Spanish): mockery, ridicule; female equivalent of coño
Definitions
- mockery, ridicule; female equivalent of coño
Ancestry of “coña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | coño | pussy, cunt; Damn; Wow!; shit, cunt, wow |
| 2 | Latin | cunnus | woman; cunt, cunny; female pudendum, pubic hair |
| 3 | Middle High German | kunt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |