Where does “pabiyay” come from?
pabiyay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa, from Tagalog papa, from English papa, from Portuguese papá, from French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
pabiyay (Tagalog): aquarium
Definitions
- aquarium
Ancestry of “pabiyay”, step by step
pabiyay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog pa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pa | (not) yet |
| 2 | Tagalog | papa | dad; daddy |
| 3 | English | papa | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned... |
| 4 | Portuguese | papá | dad; daddy; father; food |
| 5 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 6 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 7 | Old French | papa | — |
| 8 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 10 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via Tagalog biyay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | biyay | any shallow tray or dish with water in it into which food, especially seafood, in a container is placed to prevent ants from getting at it |