Where does “tarangka” come from?

tarangka (Tagalog) comes from Spanish tranca, from Vulgar Latin taranca, from Proto-Celtic tarankyos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tarangka (Tagalog): latch; bar for fastening a door, gate, or window

Definitions

  1. latch; bar for fastening a door, gate, or window

Ancestry of “tarangka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtrancathick bar of wood; bar used to keep closed a...
2Vulgar Latintarancalarge iron pin
3Proto-Celtictarankyosnail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tarangka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tarankyos →Every word from Vulgar Latin taranca →