Where does “utan bisaya” come from?
utan bisaya (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Bisaya, from Sanskrit वैश्य, from Sanskrit विश्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wíćš, from Proto-Indo-European wéyḱs ~ wiḱés, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
utan bisaya (Cebuano): a vegetable dish, made using squash, okra, tomatoes, taro, moringa leaves, camote tops, eggplants, yardlong beans and Malabar spinach
Definitions
- a vegetable dish, made using squash, okra, tomatoes, taro, moringa leaves, camote tops, eggplants, yardlong beans and Malabar spinach
Ancestry of “utan bisaya”, step by step
utan bisaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano Bisaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Bisaya | Visayan |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वैश्य | belonging to a Vaishya; literally from root √viś... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विश् | settlement, house; community, people, tribe;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wíćš | village; household |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéyḱs ~ wiḱés | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |