Where does “singsing-pari” come from?

singsing-pari (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pari, from Spanish padre, from Old Spanish padre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

singsing-pari (Tagalog): millipede

Definitions

  1. millipede

Ancestry of “singsing-pari”, step by step

singsing-pari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogparipriest; father
2Spanishpadrefather; cool, acceptable, easy
3Old Spanishpadrefather
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Tagalog singsing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsingsingring
2ChineseChinese—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →