Where does “damahan” come from?

damahan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dama, from Spanish damas — plural of dama; checkers; draughts.

damahan (Cebuano): a checkerboard

Definitions

  1. a checkerboard

Ancestry of “damahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodamathe game of checkers; a king; a demijohn
2Spanishdamasplural of dama; checkers; draughts
Every word from Spanish damas →Every word from Cebuano dama →