Where does “asoge” come from?

asoge (Tagalog) comes from Spanish azogue, from Andalusian Arabic زوق, from Arabic زاووق — quicksilver.

asoge (Tagalog): mercury

Definitions

  1. mercury

Ancestry of “asoge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishazoguemercury
2Andalusian Arabicزوق
3Arabicزاووقquicksilver
Every word from Arabic زاووقEvery word from Andalusian Arabic زوقEvery word from Spanish azogue