Where does “yema” come from?

yema (Cebuano) comes from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma — A bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

yema (Cebuano): A sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks...

Definitions

  1. A sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks...

Ancestry of “yema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishyemabud; shoot; yolk
2Old Spanishyemayolk (of an egg)
3LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...
Every word from Latin gemma →Every word from Old Spanish yema →Every word from Spanish yema →