Where does “mag-alboroto” come from?
mag-alboroto (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog alboroto, from Spanish alboroto, from Spanish alborotar, from Latin voluto, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
mag-alboroto (Tagalog): to cause uproar
Definitions
- to cause uproar
Ancestry of “mag-alboroto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | alboroto | disturbance; trouble; tumult |
| 2 | Spanish | alboroto | fuss, commotion, ruckus, hubbub, brouhaha, ado,... |
| 3 | Spanish | alborotar | to stir up, agitate; to disturb, tease; to excite |
| 4 | Latin | voluto | I roll, turn, twist, or tumble about; I wallow; I... |
| 5 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |