Where does “ikalwa” come from?

ikalwa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog luwa, from Tagalog loa, from Spanish loa, from Spanish loar, from Old Spanish loar, from Latin laudāre.

Ancestry of “ikalwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogluwaejection from the mouth; spitting of an object in one's mouth
2Tagalogloapoetic panegyric of eulogy usually in praise of the Virgin Mary and the saints
3Spanishloapraise
4Spanishloarto praise
5Old Spanishloar—
6Latinlaudāre—

Words derived from “ikalwa”

Every word from Latin laudāre →Every word from Old Spanish loar →Every word from Spanish loar →