Where does “maghugas-kamay” come from?

maghugas-kamay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.

maghugas-kamay (Tagalog): to wash one's hands of absolve oneself of responsibility or blame

Definitions

  1. to wash one's hands of absolve oneself of responsibility or blame

Ancestry of “maghugas-kamay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
2Tagalogsibuyasonion
3Spanishcebollaonion
4Old Spanishcebollaonion
5Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
6Latincēpaonion
Every word from Latin cēpaEvery word from Tagalog mag-Every word from Late Latin cepulla
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