Where does “Kanada” come from?
Kanada (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Canadá, from French Canada, from Laurentian kanata — village or settlement.
Ancestry of “Kanada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Canadá | Canada |
| 2 | French | Canada | — |
| 3 | Laurentian | kanata | village or settlement |