Where does “peras” come from?
peras (Tagalog) comes from Spanish peras, from Spanish pera, from Old Spanish pera, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.
peras (Tagalog): pear
Ancestry of “peras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | peras | plural of pera |
| 2 | Spanish | pera | pear; chin; speed bag |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pera | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pira | — |
| 5 | Latin | pirum | a pear |