Where does “hilera” come from?

hilera (Tagalog) comes from Spanish hilera, from Spanish hilo, from Old Spanish filo, from Latin filum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

hilera (Tagalog): row

Definitions

  1. row

Ancestry of “hilera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhilerarow, windrow
2Spanishhilothread, yarn, string; linen; edge of something...
3Old Spanishfilo
4Latinfilumthread, string, filament, fiber; texture, style,...
5Proto-Italicfī(s)lom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
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