Where does “manindahay” come from?

manindahay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tinda, from Spanish tienda, from Vulgar Latin tenda, from Latin tendita, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

manindahay (Cebuano): a trader, seller or merchant, especially in the...

Definitions

  1. a trader, seller or merchant, especially in the...

Ancestry of “manindahay”, step by step

manindahay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tinda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotindagoods, merchandise; sale; To sell
2Spanishtiendashop, store; tent
3Vulgar Latintenda
4Latintendita
5Latintentusstretched; stretched out; extended; distended;...
6Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
7Proto-Italictenēōto hold
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Cebuano ma- -ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma- -ay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Italic tenēōEvery word from Latin teneō