Where does “kalangbahala” come from?

kalangbahala (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kalang, from Spanish calar, from Spanish cal, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kalangbahala (Tagalog): assisting someone in their lawsuit by serving as a surety or legal guarantor

Definitions

  1. assisting someone in their lawsuit by serving as a surety or legal guarantor

Ancestry of “kalangbahala”, step by step

kalangbahala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kalang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalangwedge
2Spanishcalarof or pertaining to limestone or lime; limestone...
3Spanishcallime
4Vulgar Latincals
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Tagalog bahala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbahalaresponsibility
2Sanskritभारbearing, carrying, holding; bringing; bestowing,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰārás
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoróscarrying, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Vulgar Latin cals