Where does “Serrano” come from?

Serrano (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Serrano, from Spanish Sierra, from Latin serra, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Serrano (Tagalog): common in Metro Manila, Batangas, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna and Nueva Ecija

Definitions

  1. common in Metro Manila, Batangas, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna and Nueva Ecija

Ancestry of “Serrano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSerranomountain, mountainous
2SpanishSierrasaw tool
3Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
4Proto-Italicserzā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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