Where does “sibuyas dahonan” come from?
sibuyas dahonan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.
sibuyas dahonan (Cebuano): leek
Definitions
- leek
Ancestry of “sibuyas dahonan”, step by step
sibuyas dahonan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano sibuyas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | sibuyas | onion |
| 2 | Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 4 | Late Latin | cepulla | onion-bed, onion-field; small onion |
| 5 | Latin | cēpa | onion |
via Cebuano dahonan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | dahonan | leafed; having a leaf or leaves |
| 2 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |