Where does “anis-kahoy” come from?

anis-kahoy (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anis, from Spanish anís, from French anis, from Old French anis, from Latin anisum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

anis-kahoy (Tagalog): Myristica philippensis

Definitions

  1. Myristica philippensis

Ancestry of “anis-kahoy”, step by step

anis-kahoy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog anis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganisanise plant or seed
2Spanishanísanise; anise liquor, pure or combined; the anus
3Frenchanisanise
4Old Frenchanis—
5Latinanisumanise
6Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
7Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...

via Tagalog kahoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkahoywood; lumber; wooden
2Proto-Philippinekahiwwood; tree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
4Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree
Every word from Egyptian jnst →