Where does “kahenyuhan” come from?

kahenyuhan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog henyo, from Spanish genio, from French génie, from Latin genius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kahenyuhan (Tagalog): genius

Definitions

  1. genius

Ancestry of “kahenyuhan”, step by step

kahenyuhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog henyo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghenyogenius
2Spanishgeniogenius; temper, mood; jinn, genie
3Frenchgéniegenie; genius
4Latingeniusthe deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Tagalog ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -han
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Latin geniusEvery word from French génie