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 — forms relational adjectives.

bilas (Hiligaynon): candle, taper; co-sister-in-law;...

Definitions

  1. candle, taper; co-sister-in-law;...

Ancestry of “bilas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvelasplural of vela; Compound of the informal...
2Spanishvelarvelar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide
3Latinvēlārisof or relating to cloths, veils or curtains
4Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →