Where does “legwas” come from?
legwas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish leguas, from Spanish legua, from Latin leuga, from Latin leuca, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.
legwas (Tagalog): league; mile
Ancestry of “legwas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | leguas | plural of legua |
| 2 | Spanish | legua | league |
| 3 | Latin | leuga | A unit of length defined as 1+1⁄2 Roman miles |
| 4 | Latin | leuca | league, mile |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *lougā | — |