Where does “gasino” come from?

gasino (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sino, from Proto-Philippine *si-nu — placeholder name: use for person whose name is unknown, avoided or cannot be remembered. so-and-so.

gasino (Tagalog): not much; of small value

Definitions

  1. not much; of small value

Ancestry of “gasino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsinowho
2Proto-Philippine*si-nuplaceholder name: use for person whose name is unknown, avoided or cannot be remembered. so-and-so
Every word from Proto-Philippine *si-nuEvery word from Tagalog sino
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