Where does “Alcantara” come from?

Alcantara (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alcántara, from Arabic قنطرة, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

Ancestry of “Alcantara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcántarawooden cover over a loom treadle to protect...
2Arabicقنطرةarch, vault; bridge
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →