Where does “ehe” come from?

ehe (Tagalog) comes from Spanish eje, from Old Spanish exe, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ehe (Tagalog): axle; axis

Definitions

  1. axle; axis

Ancestry of “ehe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishejeaxis; axle; shaft, spindle
2Old Spanishexeaxis
3LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4Proto-Italicaksis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →