Where does “Birheng Maria” come from?

Birheng Maria (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Maria, from Spanish María, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Birheng Maria (Tagalog): Virgin Mary

Definitions

  1. Virgin Mary

Ancestry of “Birheng Maria”, step by step

Birheng Maria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Maria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogMariaMary
2SpanishMaríaMary
3LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via Tagalog birhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbirhenvirgin
2Spanishvirgenvirgin; blank
3Latinvirgō
4Ancient Greekπαρθένοςmaidenly; chaste; young, unmarried woman; maiden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים