Where does “Balite” come from?
Balite (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Balete, from Tagalog balete — a banyan; a strangler fig tree.
Ancestry of “Balite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Balete | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | balete | a banyan; a strangler fig tree |