Where does “pabelyon” come from?

pabelyon (Tagalog) comes from Spanish pabellón, from Old French paveillon, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

pabelyon (Tagalog): pavillion

Definitions

  1. pavillion

Ancestry of “pabelyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpabellónpavilion; operating room; ensign
2Old Frenchpaveillonpavilion
3Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from Old French paveillon →