Where does “salaping papel” come from?

salaping papel (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog papel, from Spanish papel, from Old Spanish papel — paper.

salaping papel (Tagalog): paper money

Definitions

  1. paper money

Ancestry of “salaping papel”, step by step

salaping papel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog papel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpapelpaper; role; document
2Spanishpapelpaper; role
3Old Spanishpapelpaper

via Tagalog salapi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsalapimoney
Every word from Old Spanish papel →Every word from Spanish papel →Every word from Tagalog papel →