Where does “Zavalla” come from?

Zavalla (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Zavala, from Basque Zabala, from Basque zabal, from Czech zabalit, from Czech za-, from Old Czech za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

Ancestry of “Zavalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishZavala—
2BasqueZabala—
3Basquezabalwide, ample; generous
4Czechzabalitto pack, to wrap
5Czechza-A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places
6Old Czechza-derives verbs of various meanings
7Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Czech za- →Every word from Czech zabalit →