Where does “mag-ayuno” come from?

mag-ayuno (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ayuno, from Spanish ayuno, from Old Spanish ayuno, from Vulgar Latin aiunus, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- — to sacrifice.

mag-ayuno (Tagalog): to fast

Definitions

  1. to fast

Ancestry of “mag-ayuno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogayunofasting; the act of abstaining, usually from food...
2Spanishayunofasting; fast
3Old Spanishayuno
4Vulgar Latinaiunusfasting; a fast
5Latiniēiūnusfasting, abstinent, hungry
6Latiniaiūnus
7Proto-Italicjagjūnos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-Every word from Proto-Italic jagjūnos