Where does “tusaran” come from?
tusaran (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tusar, from Spanish tusar, from Spanish tuso, from Spanish tundir, from Latin tundere, from Proto-Italic tundō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
Ancestry of “tusaran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | tusar | — |
| 2 | Spanish | tusar | to shear |
| 3 | Spanish | tuso | docked, cropped; pockmarked; dog |
| 4 | Spanish | tundir | to shear; to mow; to thrash, beat |
| 5 | Latin | tundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |