Where does “yemas” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “yemas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishyemasplural of yema
2LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...
Every word from Latin gemma →Every word from Spanish yemas →