58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down10
arrow-up1234arrow-down1message-squareWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square79linkfedilink
minus-squareZwuzelmaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·6 days agoThe only relevant spelling is the original language. What foreigners are doing in their languages has no meaning. You can spell it however you like, change it every year etc.
minus-squareThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoThat would be latin ? I’m pretty sure that’s where “Phillipines” originates.
minus-squareazuth@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoGreek name meaning he who likes horses, the name of Alexander the great’s father, then a Spanish King’s who colonized the islands. Therefore actually spelled with a Φ and the issue being different transliterations of it.
The only relevant spelling is the original language.
What foreigners are doing in their languages has no meaning. You can spell it however you like, change it every year etc.
Do you mean Spanish or Tagalog?
Proto-Austronesian
That would be latin ? I’m pretty sure that’s where “Phillipines” originates.
Greek name meaning he who likes horses, the name of Alexander the great’s father, then a Spanish King’s who colonized the islands.
Therefore actually spelled with a Φ and the issue being different transliterations of it.