Where does “siyahan” come from?

siyahan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano siya, from Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

siyahan (Cebuano): to saddle; to get into a saddle

Definitions

  1. to saddle; to get into a saddle

Ancestry of “siyahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosiyahe or she; this, that; a chair
2Spanishsillachair; saddle
3Old Spanishsiellachair
4Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
5Proto-Italicsedlā
6Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-Every word from Proto-Italic sedlāEvery word from Latin sella