Where does “halungtiyang” come from?

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

halungtiyang (Tagalog): green; of a greenish tint

Definitions

  1. green; of a greenish tint

Ancestry of “halungtiyang”, step by step

halungtiyang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghalomixture; mix; pestle
2EnglishHelloA greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or [[acknowledge
3EnglishhollaAlternative form of hollo; API; what's up; a...
4EnglishhollerA yell, shout; By extension, any communication to...
5EnglishhollowA small valley between mountains; A sunken area...
6Middle EnglishholowAlternative form of holgh; Alternative form of...
7Old Englishholha hollow
8Proto-Germanic*hulhwą

via Tagalog tiyan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtiyanabdomen; belly; paunch
2Proto-Philippine*tiyanbelly
3Proto-Malayic*tianwomb; uterus
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantianbelly
5Proto-AustronesiantiaNbelly
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą