Where does “tekas” come from?
tekas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Tagalog teksas, from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, from Spanish Tejas, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
Ancestry of “tekas”, step by step
tekas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog teksas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | teksas | a breed of rooster for cockfight |
| 2 | English | Texas | Several places in the United States |
| 3 | Spanish | Texas | — |
| 4 | Spanish | Tejas | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तेजस् | the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | táyȷ́as | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |