Where does “petsay-baguio” come from?

petsay-baguio (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Baguio, from Spanish Baguió, from Ibaloi bagiw — moss.

petsay-baguio (Tagalog): napa cabbage

Definitions

  1. napa cabbage

Ancestry of “petsay-baguio”, step by step

petsay-baguio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Baguio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogBaguiothe central business district of Baguio City
2SpanishBaguióBaguio
3Ibaloibagiwmoss

via Tagalog petsay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogpetsayChinese cabbage; either napa cabbage or bok choy
2Hokkien白菜Chinese cabbage
Every word from Ibaloi bagiw →Every word from Spanish Baguió →Every word from Tagalog Baguio →