Where does “gasta” come from?

gasta (Chavacano) comes from Spanish gastar, from Latin vastāre, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂st- — empty, wasted; empty; wasted.

gasta (Chavacano): to spend

Definitions

  1. to spend

Ancestry of “gasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgastarto spend; to wear, wear out; to use up, to...
2Latinvastāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂st-empty, wasted; empty; wasted
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂st- →Every word from Latin vastāre →Every word from Spanish gastar →