Where does “aguheta” come from?

aguheta (Tagalog) comes from Spanish agujeta, from Spanish aguja, from Latin acūcula, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aguheta (Tagalog): lace

Definitions

  1. lace

Ancestry of “aguheta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishagujetashoelace, lace cord for fastening a shoe or garment
2Spanishagujaneedle; hand; firing pin
3Latinacūculasmall needle
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →