Where does “aya” come from?
aya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish aya, from Latin avia, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
aya (Tagalog): pleasantness of the weather, face, etc
Definitions
- pleasantness of the weather, face, etc
Ancestry of “aya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | aya | female equivalent of ayo |
| 2 | Latin | avia | grandmother; groundsel; singular feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | avus | grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | abū | river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |