Where does “ametralyahin” come from?
ametralyahin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ametralya, from Spanish ametrallar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ametralyahin (Tagalog): to be shot with a machine gun
Definitions
- to be shot with a machine gun
Ancestry of “ametralyahin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ametralya | shooting with a machine gun |
| 2 | Spanish | ametrallar | to machine-gun; to shoot with a machine gun; to... |
| 3 | Spanish | á- | a-, non-, -less |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |