Where does “may tawo na ang payag” come from?
may tawo na ang payag (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano May, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ — mother.
may tawo na ang payag (Cebuano): for a girl or woman to already have a sweetheart, boyfriend, or suitor; to be romantically taken
Definitions
- for a girl or woman to already have a sweetheart, boyfriend, or suitor; to be romantically taken
Ancestry of “may tawo na ang payag”, step by step
may tawo na ang payag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano May
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | May | particle used as an existential marker: there be; there is |
| 2 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 3 | French | mai | May |
| 4 | Old French | mai | — |
| 5 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 6 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Cebuano tawo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | tawo | man; a human; character; individual; person;... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | tau | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tau | person, human |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Cau | person, human being |
via Cebuano payag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | payag | a small crude shelter; a hovel; a cottage; a hut |