Where does “karsel” come from?

karsel (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cárcel, from Old Spanish carcel, from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

karsel (Tagalog): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “karsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcárcelprison
2Old Spanishcarcelprison, jail
3Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin carcer →Every word from Old Spanish carcel →