Where does “punthikàn” come from?
punthikàn (Unami) comes from Unami punthe, from Dutch pond, from Middle Dutch pont, from Old Dutch punt, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.
punthikàn (Unami): A set of scales
Definitions
- A set of scales
Ancestry of “punthikàn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | punthe | To weigh, to be weighing |
| 2 | Dutch | pond | unit of mass, often broadly similar to 500 grams;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pont | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | punt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 6 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |