Where does “dublun” come from?

dublun (Tausug) comes from Spanish doblón, from Spanish doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

dublun (Tausug): coin

Definitions

  1. coin

Ancestry of “dublun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdoblóndoubloon
2Spanishdobledouble; twofold; double, twice as much
3Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
4Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →