Where does “taas og radar” come from?
taas og radar (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano taas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian atas, from Proto-Austronesian aCas, from Proto-Italic akos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
taas og radar (Cebuano): To have keen intuition, be highly suspicious, or extremely observant especially regarding hidden truths or relationships
Definitions
- To have keen intuition, be highly suspicious, or extremely observant especially regarding hidden truths or relationships
Ancestry of “taas og radar”, step by step
taas og radar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano taas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | taas | long; tall; high |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | atas | high up, above |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | aCas | high; above |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱos | tip, bristle; ear/blade of grain, awn, chaff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Cebuano og
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | og | Indefinite article, used as object marker for... |