Where does “keha” come from?

keha (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish queja, from Spanish quejarse, from Vulgar Latin quassiare, from Latin quassāre, from Latin quatiō — to shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend.

Ancestry of “keha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquejacomplaint, grievance, gripe, grumble;...
2Spanishquejarseto complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef
3Vulgar Latinquassiare
4Latinquassāre
5Latinquatiōto shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend
Every word from Latin quatiōEvery word from Latin quassāreEvery word from Vulgar Latin quassiare