Where does “kalsada” come from?
kalsada (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Calzada, from Old Spanish calçada, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
kalsada (Tagalog): road; street
Ancestry of “kalsada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Calzada | — |
| 2 | Old Spanish | calçada | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | calciata | paved road; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |