Where does “halog” come from?
halog (Hiligaynon) comes from Turkish hâl, from French halle, from Middle French halle, from Old French hale, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
halog (Hiligaynon): ample; loose
Definitions
- ample; loose
Ancestry of “halog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | hâl | state; position, situation; grammatical case |
| 2 | French | halle | hall; covered market or similar building |
| 3 | Middle French | halle | — |
| 4 | Old French | hale | — |
| 5 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 6 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 7 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |