Where does “keha” come from?

keha (Tagalog) comes from Spanish queja, from Spanish quejarse, from Vulgar Latin quassiare, from Latin quassāre, from Latin quatiō — to shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend.

keha (Tagalog): complaint

Definitions

  1. complaint

Ancestry of “keha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquejacomplaint, grievance, gripe, grumble;...
2Spanishquejarseto complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef
3Vulgar Latinquassiare—
4Latinquassāre—
5Latinquatiōto shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend
Every word from Latin quatiō →Every word from Latin quassāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin quassiare →