Where does “manong” come from?
manong (Hawaiian Creole) comes from Ilocano manong, from Spanish hermano, from Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin germanus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
manong (Hawaiian Creole): a person of (usually local) Filipino descent
Definitions
- a person of (usually local) Filipino descent
Ancestry of “manong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilocano | manong | elder brother; big brother |
| 2 | Spanish | hermano | brother; sibling; bro |
| 3 | Old Spanish | ermano | brother |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | germanus | brother; of brothers or sisters; full, own |
| 5 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |