Where does “espiya” come from?

espiya (Cebuano) comes from Spanish espía, from Old Spanish espia, from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

espiya (Cebuano): a spy

Definitions

  1. a spy

Ancestry of “espiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespíaspy
2Old Spanishespiaspy
3Gothic𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰—
4Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 →