Where does “magbalanda'” come from?

magbalanda' (Tausug) comes from Tausug Balanda', from Malay Belanda, from Javanese Walanda, from Portuguese Holanda, from Old Dutch holt lant — wood land.

magbalanda' (Tausug): to speak in Dutch language

Definitions

  1. to speak in Dutch language

Ancestry of “magbalanda'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TausugBalanda'Holland, Netherlands (officially Kingdom of the Netherlands)
2MalayBelandaDutch
3JavaneseWalanda
4PortugueseHolandathe Netherlands; Holland
5Old Dutchholt lantwood land
Every word from Old Dutch holt lantEvery word from Portuguese HolandaEvery word from Javanese Walanda
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