Where does “hilako” come from?

hilako (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lako, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

hilako (Tagalog): poorly made of merchandise

Definitions

  1. poorly made of merchandise

Ancestry of “hilako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglakopart of the arm opposite the elbow; merchandise...
2Proto-West Germaniclakustream; pool, lake
3Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
4Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
5Late Latinliquiritia
6Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
7Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
8Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús