Where does “madulas” come from?
madulas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dulas, from Welsh glas, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós — to flourish; green, yellow.
madulas (Tagalog): slippery; elusive; to slip
Definitions
- slippery; elusive; to slip
Ancestry of “madulas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | dulas | slipping; sliding; slipperiness; misstatement |
| 2 | Welsh | glas | blue |
| 3 | English | glass | An amorphous solid, often transparent substance... |
| 4 | Scottish Gaelic | glas | green; grey; lock |
| 5 | Middle Irish | glas | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |