Where does “himnasya” come from?

himnasya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish gimnasia, from Ancient Greek γυμνασία, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós — naked, nude.

himnasya (Tagalog): gymnastics

Definitions

  1. gymnastics

Ancestry of “himnasya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgimnasiagymnastics
2Ancient Greekγυμνασίαexercise
3Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
4Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnósnaked, nude
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