Where does “lelong-tanda” come from?
lelong-tanda (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lelong, from Tagalog abwelo, from Spanish abuelo, from Old Spanish avuelo, from Vulgar Latin *aviolum, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
lelong-tanda (Tagalog): great-grandfather
Definitions
- great-grandfather
Ancestry of “lelong-tanda”, step by step
lelong-tanda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog lelong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | lelong | grandfather |
| 2 | Tagalog | abwelo | grandfather |
| 3 | Spanish | abuelo | grandfather; an elderly person; loose tufts of... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | avuelo | grandfather |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *aviolum | — |
| 6 | Latin | avus | grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | abū | river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |