Where does “baraha” come from?

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

baraha (Tagalog): playing card or cards

Definitions

  1. playing card or cards

Ancestry of “baraha”, 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 “baraha”

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