Where does “aduana” come from?
aduana (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish aduana, from Andalusian Arabic ديوان, from Arabic دِيوَان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān, from Middle Persian dipi-vān-, from Old Persian dipi-vahanam — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
aduana (Hiligaynon): customs; tax, toll
Ancestry of “aduana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | aduana | customs |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | ديوان | the administrative office |
| 3 | Arabic | دِيوَان | administrative office; register |
| 4 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 5 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 6 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 7 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 8 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 10 | Elamite | 𒁾 | — |
| 11 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 12 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |