Where does “relikyas” come from?
relikyas (Cebuano) comes from Spanish reliquia, from Latin reliquiae, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
relikyas (Cebuano): relic
Definitions
- relic
Ancestry of “relikyas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | reliquia | relic, heirloom; vestige |
| 2 | Latin | reliquiae | remains, relics; remnants; survivors |
| 3 | Latin | relinquō | to abandon, forsake, desert |
| 4 | Latin | linquō | to leave, quit, forsake, depart from |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | linkʷō | leave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | linékʷti | to be leaving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |