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

Definitions

  1. wedge; chock; quoin

Ancestry of “cuña”, step by step

cuña traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish cuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcuna—
2Latincūnaa crib (for infant)
3Proto-Italickoinā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoy-no-hay; lair, cradle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Latin cuneus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “cuña”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic koinā →