Where does “mahiya” come from?
mahiya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish magia, from Late Latin magia, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s — to be able.
mahiya (Tagalog): to be ashamed; to be embarrassed
Definitions
- to be ashamed; to be embarrassed
Ancestry of “mahiya”, step by step
mahiya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish magia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | magia | magic; spell, charm, conjuration; wizardry |
| 2 | Late Latin | magia | magic, sorcery |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |