Where does “funda” come from?
funda (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فونده, from Greek φούντα, from Latin funda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
funda (Turkish): shrub, heath; heath
Ancestry of “funda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فونده | — |
| 2 | Greek | φούντα | shrub; flake, fringe |
| 3 | Latin | funda | a hand-sling; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰondʰeh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |