Where does “ikalabing-isa” come from?
ikalabing-isa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog labing-isa, from Tagalog isa, from Arabic عِيسَى, from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ — Joshua.
ikalabing-isa (Tagalog): eleventh
Definitions
- eleventh
Ancestry of “ikalabing-isa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | labing-isa | eleven |
| 2 | Tagalog | isa | one |
| 3 | Arabic | عِيسَى | Jesus |
| 4 | Hebrew | יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | Joshua |