Where does “tosperina” come from?

tosperina (Tagalog) comes from Spanish tosferina, from Spanish tos, from Old Spanish tos, from Latin tussis, from Proto-Italic tussis, from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tosperina (Tagalog): whooping cough

Definitions

  1. whooping cough

Ancestry of “tosperina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtosferinawhooping cough
2Spanishtoscough
3Old Spanishtos—
4Latintussiscough
5Proto-Italictussis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s →