Where does “ihi” come from?

ihi (Aklanon) comes from Spanish eje, from Old Spanish exe, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ihi (Aklanon): urine; pee

Definitions

  1. urine; pee

Ancestry of “ihi”, step by step

ihi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish eje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishejeaxis; axle; shaft, spindle
2Old Spanishexeaxis
3LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4Proto-Italicaksis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ihiq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ihiqurine
2Proto-Austronesian*iSiq—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →