Where does “Timog Amerika” come from?
Timog Amerika (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Amerika, from Spanish América, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Timog Amerika (Tagalog): South America
Definitions
- South America
Ancestry of “Timog Amerika”, step by step
Timog Amerika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog Amerika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Amerika | — |
| 2 | Spanish | América | America |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Tagalog timog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | timog | south |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | timuʀ | southeast monsoon |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | timuʀ | southeast monsoon |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | timuʀ | south or east wind |
via Spanish América del Sur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | América del Sur | — |