Where does “banyuhay” come from?

banyuhay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anyo, from Spanish año, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs — that.

banyuhay (Tagalog): metamorphosis

Definitions

  1. metamorphosis

Ancestry of “banyuhay”, step by step

banyuhay traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog anyo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganyolikeness; appearance; form
2Spanishañoyear; age
3Latinānusa ring
4Kabuverdianuanoswe, first person plural
5Portuguesenóswe; us; "first-person plural objective personal...
6Old Portugueseenos
7Old Portugueseosthe
8Vulgar Latin*lōs
9Latinillōs
10Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
11LatinolleArchaic form of ille
12Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Tagalog bago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbagonew; before, prior
2Tagalogbagunsakupinneocolonial
3Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism
4Tagalogpagkaif

via Tagalog buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos