Where does “abaniko” come from?

abaniko (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish abanico, from Portuguese abano, from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

abaniko (Hiligaynon): Folding fan; to fan, cool one's self

Definitions

  1. Folding fan; to fan, cool one's self

Ancestry of “abaniko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabanicofan; range
2Portugueseabanofan; the act of waving
3Portugueseá-a- not; without
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Portuguese á- →