Where does “alsa” come from?

alsa (Cebuano) comes from Spanish alzar, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alsa (Cebuano): to carry; to lift and take it to another place;...

Definitions

  1. to carry; to lift and take it to another place;...

Ancestry of “alsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalzarto lift, raise; to remove; to steal; to hide
2Vulgar Latinaltiare
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alsa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Italic altos
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