Where does “batlaya-kuro” come from?

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

batlaya-kuro (Tagalog): spiritism

Definitions

  1. spiritism

Ancestry of “batlaya-kuro”, step by step

batlaya-kuro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog batlaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbatlayaspirit
2TagalogbathalaGod; The supreme deity of the Tagalog people
3Sanskritभट्टारrevered, worshipful

via Tagalog kuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkuroopinion
Every word from Sanskrit भट्टारEvery word from Tagalog bathalaEvery word from Tagalog batlaya