Where does “bilas” come from?
bilas (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish velas, from Spanish velar, from Latin vēlāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
bilas (Hiligaynon): candle, taper; co-sister-in-law;...
Definitions
- candle, taper; co-sister-in-law;...
Ancestry of “bilas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | velas | plural of vela; Compound of the informal... |
| 2 | Spanish | velar | velar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide |
| 3 | Latin | vēlāris | — |
| 4 | Latin | -āris | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |