Where does “nostalhiya” come from?

nostalhiya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish nostalgia, from New Latin nostalgia, from Ancient Greek νόστος, from Ancient Greek -τος, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

nostalhiya (Tagalog): nostalgia

Definitions

  1. nostalgia

Ancestry of “nostalhiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnostalgianostalgia
2New Latinnostalgia
3Ancient Greekνόστοςthe act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;...
4Ancient Greek-τοςCreates perfective passive verbal adjectives;...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós