Where does “mag-istoryahan” come from?
mag-istoryahan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central istoryahan, 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.
Ancestry of “mag-istoryahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | istoryahan | — |
| 2 | Bikol Central | istorya | story; history |
| 3 | Spanish | historia | history; story; the letter H in the |
| 4 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 10 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |