Where does “batlaya” come from?

batlaya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bathala, from Sanskrit भट्टार — revered, worshipful.

batlaya (Tagalog): spirit

Definitions

  1. spirit

Ancestry of “batlaya”, step by step

batlaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bathala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogbathalaGod; The supreme deity of the Tagalog people
2Sanskritभट्टारrevered, worshipful

via Tagalog laya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglaya-- root word of kalayaan; Freedom; The state of...

Words derived from “batlaya

Every word from Sanskrit भट्टारEvery word from Tagalog bathala