Where does “tara” come from?
tara (Tagalog) comes from Spanish tara, from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic طَرْح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
tara (Tagalog): Let's go
Ancestry of “tara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | tara | tare; defect, flaw, vice; deficiency |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | tara | — |
| 3 | Arabic | طَرْح | rubbish, refuse |
| 4 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |