Where does “kuwerdas” come from?

kuwerdas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cuerdas, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

kuwerdas (Tagalog): string

Definitions

  1. string

Ancestry of “kuwerdas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuerdas—
2Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
3Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines

Words derived from “kuwerdas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →