Where does “loa” come from?
loa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish loa, from Spanish loar, from Old Spanish loar, from Latin laudāre.
Ancestry of “loa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | loa | praise |
| 2 | Spanish | loar | to praise |
| 3 | Old Spanish | loar | — |
| 4 | Latin | laudāre | — |