Where does “kalahating oras” come from?
kalahating oras (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog oras, from Spanish horas, from Spanish hora, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
kalahating oras (Tagalog): half-hour; half an hour; thirty minutes
Definitions
- half-hour; half an hour; thirty minutes
Ancestry of “kalahating oras”, step by step
kalahating oras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog oras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | oras | time; hour |
| 2 | Spanish | horas | plural of hora; hours |
| 3 | Spanish | hora | hour; time; high time |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Tagalog kalahati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kalahati | half one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided |