Where does “makuryente” come from?
makuryente (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kuryente, 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.
makuryente (Tagalog): to have an electric shock; to be electrocuted
Definitions
- to have an electric shock; to be electrocuted
Ancestry of “makuryente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kuryente | current; electric current; electricity |
| 2 | Spanish | corriente | flowing, running; current; common, usual |
| 3 | Latin | currēns | running |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |