Where does “tukang-agila” come from?

tukang-agila (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog agila, from Spanish Águila, from Old Spanish aguila, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

tukang-agila (Tagalog): eagle-beaked

Definitions

  1. eagle-beaked

Ancestry of “tukang-agila”, step by step

tukang-agila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog agila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogagilaeagle; kind of shallow-water fish corral provided...
2SpanishÁguilaeagle
3Old Spanishaguilaeagle
4Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
5Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
6Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

via Tagalog tuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtukabeak; bill
2Proto-Philippine*tukaq
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετοςEvery word from Latin aquila