Where does “welga” come from?
welga (Tagalog) comes from Spanish huelga, from Spanish holgar, from Latin follicāre, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
welga (Tagalog): strike; work stoppage
Definitions
- strike; work stoppage
Ancestry of “welga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | huelga | strike |
| 2 | Spanish | holgar | to rest (after labor), be idle |
| 3 | Latin | follicāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | follis | bellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |