Where does “karbungko” come from?

karbungko (Tagalog) comes from Spanish carbunco, from Latin carbunculus, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karbungko (Tagalog): carbuncle

Definitions

  1. carbuncle

Ancestry of “karbungko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarbuncoanthrax
2Latincarbunculuscarbuncle
3Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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