Where does “hampaslupa” come from?

hampaslupa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lupa — earth; soil; ground.

hampaslupa (Tagalog): vagrant; vagabond; truant; hobo

Definitions

  1. vagrant; vagabond; truant; hobo

Ancestry of “hampaslupa”, step by step

hampaslupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglupaearth; soil; ground

via Tagalog hampas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghampasstrike; blow with an elongated object like a stick or club
Every word from Tagalog lupa