Where does “moltìyuʼúna” come from?
moltìyuʼúna (Taos) comes from Spanish martillo, from Old Spanish martiello, from Late Latin martellus, from Latin martulus, from Latin marculus, from Latin marcus, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
moltìyuʼúna (Taos): hammer
Definitions
- hammer
Ancestry of “moltìyuʼúna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | martillo | hammer; malleus; auction house |
| 2 | Old Spanish | martiello | hammer |
| 3 | Late Latin | martellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | martulus | — |
| 5 | Latin | marculus | small hammer, hammer |
| 6 | Latin | marcus | mark; large hammer, sledgehammer |
| 7 | Frankish | mark | mark, sign |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |