Where does “ilo” come from?
ilo (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish hilo, from Old Spanish filo, from Latin filum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
Ancestry of “ilo”, step by step
ilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish hilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hilo | thread, yarn, string; linen; edge of something... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | filo | — |
| 3 | Latin | filum | thread, string, filament, fiber; texture, style,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ilu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ilu | — |