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Where does “Bisrock” come from?

Bisrock (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Bisaya, from Sanskrit वैश्य, from Sanskrit विश्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wíćš, from Proto-Indo-European wéyḱs ~ wiḱés, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Bisrock (Cebuano): alternative form of bisrock

Definitions

  1. alternative form of bisrock

Ancestry of “Bisrock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoBisayaVisayan
2Sanskritवैश्यbelonging to a Vaishya; literally from root √viś...
3Sanskritविश्settlement, house; community, people, tribe;...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwíćšvillage; household
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéyḱs ~ wiḱés—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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