Where does “cuña” come from?
cuña (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cuna, from Latin cūna, from Proto-Italic koinā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
cuña (Spanish): wedge; chock; quoin
Ancestry of “cuña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | cuna | — |
| 2 | Latin | cūna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | koinā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱoy-no- | hay; lair, cradle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |