Where does “ahosi” come from?

ahosi (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ahos, from Spanish ajos, from Latin allium, from Proto-Indo-European ālu-.

Ancestry of “ahosi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoahosgarlic (Allium sativum); a plant related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking
2Spanishajosplural of ajo
3Latinalliumlate form of ālium
4Proto-Indo-Europeanālu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ālu- →Every word from Latin allium →Every word from Spanish ajos →