Where does “mija” come from?
mija (Central Dusun) comes from Malay meja, from Portuguese mesa, from Old Portuguese mesa, from Vulgar Latin mesa, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
mija (Central Dusun): table
Definitions
- table
Ancestry of “mija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | meja | table |
| 2 | Portuguese | mesa | table; meal, food; mesa |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mesa | table |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mesa | Alternative form of mēnsa |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsa | a table |
| 6 | Latin | mēnsus | having measured, estimated |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |