Where does “harina” come from?
harina (Cebuano) comes from Spanish harina, from Old Spanish farina, from Latin farīna, from Latin far, from Proto-Italic *fars, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
harina (Cebuano): flour
Ancestry of “harina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | harina | flour; cocaine |
| 2 | Old Spanish | farina | — |
| 3 | Latin | farīna | — |
| 4 | Latin | far | spelt; coarse meal; grits |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *fars | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |