Where does “senyas” come from?
senyas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish señas, from Spanish seña, from Latin signa, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
senyas (Tagalog): sign; gesture
Ancestry of “senyas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | señas | plural of seña |
| 2 | Spanish | seña | sign, indication; gesture |
| 3 | Latin | signa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |