Where does “parmasya” come from?

parmasya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish farmacia, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

parmasya (Tagalog): pharmacy; drug store

Definitions

  1. pharmacy; drug store

Ancestry of “parmasya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfarmaciadrugstore, pharmacy
2Medieval Latinpharmacia
3Ancient Greekφαρμακείαpharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,...
4Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
5Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon
Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakonEvery word from Ancient Greek φάρμακονEvery word from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία