Where does “alsa” come from?

alsa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alzar, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alsa (Tagalog): rising as of dough

Definitions

  1. rising as of dough

Ancestry of “alsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalzarto lift, raise; to remove; to steal; to hide
2Vulgar Latinaltiare—
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →