Where does “liryo” come from?
liryo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish lirio, from Latin glis, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
liryo (Tagalog): lily
Ancestry of “liryo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | lirio | flag; iris; lily |
| 2 | Latin | glis | dormouse; A tenacious kind of earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |