Where does “oso” come from?
oso (Tagalog) comes from Spanish oso, from Old Spanish osso, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.
oso (Tagalog): bear
Ancestry of “oso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | oso | bear; boar, male bear |
| 2 | Old Spanish | osso | bear |
| 3 | Latin | ursus | a bear |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *orsos | — |