Where does “halo” come from?

halo (Tagalog) comes from English Hello, from English holla, from English holler, from English hollow, from Middle English holow, from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.

halo (Tagalog): mixture; mix; pestle

Definitions

  1. mixture; mix; pestle

Ancestry of “halo”, step by step

halo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHelloA greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or [[acknowledge
2EnglishhollaAlternative form of hollo; API; what's up; a...
3EnglishhollerA yell, shout; By extension, any communication to...
4EnglishhollowA small valley between mountains; A sunken area...
5Middle EnglishholowAlternative form of holgh; Alternative form of...
6Old Englishholha hollow
7Proto-Germanic*hulhwą

via Spanish haló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhalóhalo atmospheric phenomenon
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu
2Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle

Words derived from “halo

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą