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Where does “darohan” come from?

darohan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano daro, from Spanish arado, from Old Spanish aradro, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

darohan (Cebuano): rice paddy; paddy field; farm, farmland

Definitions

  1. rice paddy; paddy field; farm, farmland

Ancestry of “darohan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodaroplough, plow; To plow; To ram
2Spanisharadoplough
3Old Spanisharadro—
4Latinarātrum—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érh₃tromplough, ard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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