Where does “upa” come from?

upa (Tagalog) comes from Malay upah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upaq.

upa (Tagalog): rent; lease; pay; salary

Definitions

  1. rent; lease; pay; salary

Ancestry of “upa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayupahwage; compensation; a specified amount of money that is given to someone for doing a certain task
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*upaq—

Words derived from “upa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upaq →Every word from Malay upah →
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