Where does “palta” come from?

palta (Cebuano) comes from Spanish faltar, from Latin fallitāre, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

palta (Cebuano): to be absent from work, school, etc; an absence

Definitions

  1. to be absent from work, school, etc; an absence

Ancestry of “palta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfaltarto be lacking, lack, not have; to remain; to be...
2Latinfallitāre—
3Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin fallitāre →