Where does “silaba” come from?

silaba (Tagalog) comes from Spanish sílaba, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

silaba (Tagalog): syllable

Definitions

  1. syllable

Ancestry of “silaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsílabasyllable
2Latinsyllabasyllable; poems, verses
3Ancient Greekσυλλαβήconception, pregnancy; that which holds together,...
4Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
5Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
6Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
7Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω