Where does “letsehan” come from?

letsehan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano letse, from Spanish leche, from Old Spanish leche, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

letsehan (Cebuano): a milk can, especially when used as a measuring instrument

Definitions

  1. a milk can, especially when used as a measuring instrument

Ancestry of “letsehan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoletsemilk
2Spanishlechemilk; cum, semen; shit
3Old Spanishleche
4Vulgar Latinlactemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
5Latinlácmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lácEvery word from Vulgar Latin lactem