English
Manila
Manila comes from Tagalog Maynila.
- TagalogmodernMaynila
- Spanishc. 1500–presentManila
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- TagalogmodernMaynila
- Spanishc. 1500–presentManila
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, Ronald Findlay, Kevin O'Rourke: “Chinese traders, mostly from the southern ports of Amoy…”
A compound of may ‘there is’ + nila ‘indigo’
Proto-Indo-European *neyH- ‘to be excited, shine’
Sanskrit नील ‘dark blue’
Tagalog nila ‘indigo’
Every English word from Tagalog Maynila
Today it means
name The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tagalog Maynila / Manila