Where does “ampiyon” come from?

ampiyon (Tagalog) comes from Spanish anfión, from Arabic أَفْيُون, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

ampiyon (Tagalog): opium

Definitions

  1. opium

Ancestry of “ampiyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanfiónopium
2Arabicأَفْيُون—
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →