Where does “salubayo” come from?
salubayo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bayo, from Spanish bayo, from Spanish baya, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.
salubayo (Tagalog): shock absorber
Definitions
- shock absorber
Ancestry of “salubayo”, step by step
salubayo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog bayo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bayo | pounding with a pestle |
| 2 | Spanish | bayo | bay |
| 3 | Spanish | baya | berry |
| 4 | French | baie | berry; bay; feminine singular of bai |
| 5 | French | bai | bay |
| 6 | Old French | bai | bay-colored |
| 7 | Latin | badius | reddish brown, chestnut colored, bay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bodyos | yellow |
via Tagalog salo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | salo | catching with one's hand of a ball, etc |