Where does “tiya” come from?

tiya (Cebuano) comes from Spanish tía, from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek Θεία, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

tiya (Cebuano): an aunt; the sister of either parent; a female...

Definitions

  1. an aunt; the sister of either parent; a female...

Ancestry of “tiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtíafemale equivalent of tío; aunt; the sister of...
2Late Latinthiaaunt
3Ancient GreekΘείαaunt
4Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
5Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος