Where does “gora” come from?

gora (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tara, from Spanish tara, from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic طَرْح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

gora (Tagalog): cap

Definitions

  1. cap

Ancestry of “gora”, step by step

gora traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogtaraLet's go
2Spanishtaratare; defect, flaw, vice; deficiency
3Medieval Latintara—
4Arabicطَرْحrubbish, refuse
5Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw

via Spanish gorra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgorracap, baseball cap
2Middle Frenchgorre—

via Tagalog en:go

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogen:go—
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic طَرْح →Every word from Medieval Latin tara →