Where does “akus” come from?

akus (Ivatan) comes from Spanish ajo, from Latin allium, from Proto-Indo-European ālu-.

akus (Ivatan): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “akus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishajogarlic; profanity, curse word
2Latinalliumlate form of ālium
3Proto-Indo-Europeanālu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ālu- →Every word from Latin allium →Every word from Spanish ajo →
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