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Where does “balite” come from?

balite (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balete — a banyan; a strangler fig tree.

Ancestry of “balite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbaletea banyan; a strangler fig tree

Words derived from “balite”

  • Balite
Every word from Tagalog balete →