Where does “manghiloay” come from?

manghiloay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hilo, from Spanish hilo, from Old Spanish filo, from Latin filum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

manghiloay (Cebuano): a person who studies and makes poisons, often with a view to harm people

Definitions

  1. a person who studies and makes poisons, often with a view to harm people

Ancestry of “manghiloay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohilopoison; thread, yarn, string
2Spanishhilothread, yarn, string; linen; edge of something...
3Old Spanishfilo—
4Latinfilumthread, string, filament, fiber; texture, style,...
5Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- →