Where does “lasa” come from?
lasa (Tagalog) comes from Malay rasa, from Pali rasa, from Sanskrit रस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrásas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs.
lasa (Tagalog): taste; flavor; savor; liking; tiger grass
Definitions
- taste; flavor; savor; liking; tiger grass
Ancestry of “lasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | rasa | taste, flavour; perception, sensation, feeling;... |
| 2 | Pali | rasa | taste, flavor; juice; mercury |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रस | the sap or juice of plants and fruits; fluid,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrásas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rṓs | — |
Words derived from “lasa”