Where does “liga” come from?

liga (Tagalog) comes from Spanish liga, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

liga (Tagalog): league; alliance; union

Definitions

  1. league; alliance; union

Ancestry of “liga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishligaleague
2Latinligōhoe, mattock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Spanish liga →
liga — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer