Where does “aranya” come from?

aranya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Araña, from Old Spanish aranna, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

aranya (Tagalog): chandelier

Definitions

  1. chandelier

Ancestry of “aranya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAraña—
2Old Spanisharannaspider
3Latinarāneaspider
4Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →Every word from Latin arānea →Every word from Old Spanish aranna →