Where does “mag-alsa” come from?

mag-alsa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog alsa, from Spanish alzar, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

mag-alsa (Tagalog): to revolt; to rebel

Definitions

  1. to revolt; to rebel

Ancestry of “mag-alsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogalsarising as of dough
2Spanishalzarto lift, raise; to remove; to steal; to hide
3Vulgar Latinaltiare—
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →