Where does “balasa” come from?

balasa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish baraja, from Spanish barajar, from Old Spanish barajar, from Late Latin baraliare — dispute, quarrel; to plead, to sue.

balasa (Tagalog): shuffle act of shuffling cards

Definitions

  1. shuffle act of shuffling cards

Ancestry of “balasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarajadeck
2Spanishbarajarto shuffle; to consider, to weigh up
3Old Spanishbarajarto quarrel
4Late Latinbaraliaredispute, quarrel; to plead, to sue

Words derived from “balasa”

Every word from Late Latin baraliare →Every word from Old Spanish barajar →Every word from Spanish barajar →