Where does “cunita” come from?

cunita (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuña, 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.

cunita (Spanish): Diminutive of cuna

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of cuna

Ancestry of “cunita”, step by step

cunita traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cuña

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuñawedge; chock; quoin
2Old Spanishcuna
3Latincūnaa crib (for infant)
4Proto-Italickoinā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoy-no-hay; lair, cradle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Ukrainian куниця

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкуницяmarten
2Proto-Slavic*kunicamarten

via Romanian Cunea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCunea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no-Every word from Proto-Italic koinā