cuncha
Galician
/ˈkunt͡ʃa̝/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) shell
- (architecture) pendentive
- white long mark in the head of a horse
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *concla, conchula (little shell, small mollusk) derived from Ancient Greek κόγχη (mussel, shell, konkh, apse) derived from Proto-Indo-European *konkho-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*konkho-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *concla Latin
- Venus Latin
- cochlea Latin
- concha Latin
- conchula Latin
- concola Italian
- ipsiconchia Italian
- triconco Italian
- coquille French
- concha Spanish, Castilian
- concho Spanish, Castilian
- κόγχη Ancient Greek
- *kongʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *konkho- Proto-Indo-European
- concha Portuguese
- vieira Galician
- *vẽeyra Old Portuguese
- vongola Neapolitan