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
- arm wrestling
Ancestry of “bunong-braso”, step by step
bunong-braso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog braso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | braso | arm |
| 2 | Spanish | brazo | arm; branch, limb |
| 3 | Old Spanish | braço | arm |
| 4 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |