Where does “suga” come from?

suga (Tagalog) comes from Spanish soga, from Late Latin soca.

suga (Tagalog): halter; rope; tether for animals

Definitions

  1. halter; rope; tether for animals

Ancestry of “suga”, step by step

suga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish soga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsogarope; noose; sly or cunning person
2Late Latinsoca—

via Cebuano suga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosugalight

Words derived from “suga”

Every word from Late Latin soca →Every word from Spanish soga →