Where does “letse” come from?

letse (Tagalog) comes from Spanish leche, from Old Spanish leche, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

letse (Tagalog): exclamation of displeasure, disgust, or anger: shit!; damn!

Definitions

  1. exclamation of displeasure, disgust, or anger: shit!; damn!

Ancestry of “letse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlechemilk; cum, semen; shit
2Old Spanishleche
3Vulgar Latinlactemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
4Latinlácmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lácEvery word from Vulgar Latin lactem