Where does “silweta” come from?

silweta (Tagalog) comes from Spanish silueta, from French Silhouette, from Basque Ziloeta, from Basque zulo, from Proto-Basque *zuLo — hole.

silweta (Tagalog): silhouette

Definitions

  1. silhouette

Ancestry of “silweta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsiluetasilhouette
2FrenchSilhouettesilhouette
3BasqueZiloeta—
4Basquezulohole; pit; den, hiding place
5Proto-Basque*zuLohole
Every word from Proto-Basque *zuLo →Every word from Basque zulo →Every word from Basque Ziloeta →