Where does “kulatahin” come from?

kulatahin (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano kulata, from Spanish culata, from Lombard cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kulatahin (Tagalog): to blow or strike with the butt of a rifle or firearm

Definitions

  1. to blow or strike with the butt of a rifle or firearm

Ancestry of “kulatahin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokulatathe end of a firearm opposite to that from which...
2Spanishculatabutt; breech; cylinder head
3Lombardculbutt, arse, bum
4Latincūlusthe arse, ass
5Proto-Celtickūloscorner
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →