Where does “pangyarda” come from?
pangyarda (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog yarda, from Spanish yarda, from English Yard, from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon.
pangyarda (Tagalog): yardstick
Definitions
- yardstick
Ancestry of “pangyarda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | yarda | yard |
| 2 | Spanish | yarda | yard; yard sale |
| 3 | English | Yard | Scotland Yard or New Scotland Yard |
| 4 | English | milliard | 10, a thousand million |
| 5 | French | milliard | A milliard |
| 6 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 8 | Old French | millon | — |
| 9 | Italian | milione | million |
| 10 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 11 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |