Where does “semilya” come from?

semilya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish semilla, from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

semilya (Tagalog): sperm; semen

Definitions

  1. sperm; semen

Ancestry of “semilya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsemillaseed
2Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Latin sēmen →