Where does “osa” come from?

osa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish osa, from Old Spanish ossa, from Latin ursa, from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

osa (Tagalog): she-bear

Definitions

  1. she-bear

Ancestry of “osa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishosashe-bear, sow, female bear
2Old Spanishossashe-bear
3Latinursaa she-bear, female bear; ablative singular of...
4Latinursusa bear
5Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós