Where does “silisili” come from?

silisili (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sili, from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

silisili (Cebuano): the Oriental darter; the fringed spider...

Definitions

  1. the Oriental darter; the fringed spider...

Ancestry of “silisili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosili"Capsicum"; a genus of flowering plants in the...
2Spanishchilechili, chilli, chile; penis
3Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
4Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus
Every word from Mapudungun chilli →Every word from Quechua chiri →Every word from Spanish chile →