Where does “agwamiyel” come from?

agwamiyel (Tagalog) comes from Spanish aguamiel, from Spanish miel, from Old Spanish miel, from Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

agwamiyel (Tagalog): mead

Definitions

  1. mead

Ancestry of “agwamiyel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguamielmead; agave nectar
2Spanishmielhoney
3Old Spanishmielhoney
4Vulgar Latin*melem
5Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélitEvery word from Latin melEvery word from Vulgar Latin *melem