Where does “saling-pusa” come from?

saling-pusa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pusa — cat.

saling-pusa (Tagalog): young playmate allowed to join a game only to be placated or pleased, usually of a child

Definitions

  1. young playmate allowed to join a game only to be placated or pleased, usually of a child

Ancestry of “saling-pusa”, step by step

saling-pusa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pusa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpusacat

via Tagalog sali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsaliparticipation in a contest, competition, play, etc
Every word from Tagalog pusa