Where does “pesa” come from?
pesa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish pesa, from Spanish peso, from Old Spanish peso, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
pesa (Tagalog): fish boiled in rice with ginger and vegetables
Definitions
- fish boiled in rice with ginger and vegetables
Ancestry of “pesa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pesa | weight; dumbbell; balance, scales |
| 2 | Spanish | peso | weight; weight class; peso |
| 3 | Old Spanish | peso | weight |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |