Where does “cuenca” come from?

cuenca (Spanish) comes from Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

cuenca (Spanish): eye socket; watershed, catchment basin; valley

Definitions

  1. eye socket; watershed, catchment basin; valley

Ancestry of “cuenca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconchabivalve; mussel; mollusk; oyster shell, pearl...
2Ancient Greekκόγχηshell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel

Words derived from “cuenca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόγχη →Every word from Latin concha →