Where does “bunong-braso” come from?

bunong-braso (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog braso, from Spanish brazo, from Old Spanish braço, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.

bunong-braso (Tagalog): arm wrestling

Definitions

  1. arm wrestling

Ancestry of “bunong-braso”, step by step

bunong-braso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog braso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbrasoarm
2Spanishbrazoarm; branch, limb
3Old Spanishbraçoarm
4LatinbrachiumAlternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb
5Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
6Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
7Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Cebuano buno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobunoto assassinate; to murder
2Amharicቡናcoffee
3Amharicቡንcoffee
4Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Ancient Greek βραχύς
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