Where does “kuryente” come from?

kuryente (Tagalog) comes from Spanish corriente, from Latin currēns, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kuryente (Tagalog): current; electric current; electricity

Definitions

  1. current; electric current; electricity

Ancestry of “kuryente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcorrienteflowing, running; current; common, usual
2Latincurrēnsrunning
3Latincurrōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kuryente”

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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