Where does “sibuyas dahon” come from?

sibuyas dahon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.

sibuyas dahon (Cebuano): leek

Definitions

  1. leek

Ancestry of “sibuyas dahon”, step by step

sibuyas dahon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano sibuyas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosibuyasonion
2Spanishcebollaonion
3Old Spanishcebollaonion
4Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
5Latincēpaonion

via Cebuano dahon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodahonleaf
2Proto-Philippinedahunleaf
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Latin cēpa →Every word from Late Latin cepulla →Every word from Old Spanish cebolla →