Where does “sugalan” come from?

sugalan (Cebuano) comes from Bikol Central sugal, from Tagalog sugal, from Spanish jugar, from Latin iocārī.

sugalan (Cebuano): A place or building where gambling is held; a...

Definitions

  1. A place or building where gambling is held; a...

Ancestry of “sugalan”, step by step

sugalan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central sugal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsugal—
2Tagalogsugalgambling; risk-taking
3Spanishjugarto play; to risk, take a chance
4Latiniocārī—

via Cebuano sugal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanosugalGambling; an activity characterised by a balance...
Every word from Latin iocārī →Every word from Spanish jugar →Every word from Tagalog sugal →