Where does “kuwarentahin” come from?
kuwarentahin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kuwarenta, from Spanish cuarenta, from Old Spanish quaraenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
kuwarentahin (Tagalog): fortysomething; in their forties
Definitions
- fortysomething; in their forties
Ancestry of “kuwarentahin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kuwarenta | forty |
| 2 | Spanish | cuarenta | forty |
| 3 | Old Spanish | quaraenta | — |
| 4 | Latin | quadrāgintā | forty; 40 |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétwr̥dḱomt | forty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥- | four, fourfold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |