Where does “kaistorya” come from?
kaistorya (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central istorya, from Spanish historia, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr.
Ancestry of “kaistorya”, step by step
kaistorya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central istorya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | istorya | story; history |
| 2 | Spanish | historia | history; story; the letter H in the |
| 3 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 9 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via Bikol Central ka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | ka | — |