Where does “otroha” come from?
otroha (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano otro, from Spanish otro, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “otroha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | otro | likewise; same goes for; to repeat |
| 2 | Spanish | otro | other, another; "Not again!" or "What, again?";... |
| 3 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 4 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |