Where does “alyas” come from?

alyas (Cebuano) comes from Spanish aliás, from Latin alias, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alyas (Cebuano): an alias; another name; an assumed name

Definitions

  1. an alias; another name; an assumed name

Ancestry of “alyas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaliásalso known as; alias
2Latinaliasat a time other than the present; at another...
3Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
4Proto-Italicaljosanother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Italic aljos →