Where does “ispara” come from?

ispara (Tausug) comes from Tagalog espada, from Spanish espada, from Old Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

ispara (Tausug): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “ispara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogespadasword
2Spanishespadasword; spade; épée
3Old Spanishespadasword
4Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
5Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →