English
Luzon
Luzon comes from Spanish Luzón, from tl-cls ᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔ ‘old name for the Pasig River Delta in between…’, and ultimately from Tagalog Lusong.
- TagalogmodernLusong‘old name for the Pasig River Delta in between medieval Maynila & Tondo’
- tl-clsmodernᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔‘old name for the Pasig River Delta in between medieval Maynila & Tondo’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentLuzón
- EnglishtodayLuzon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- TagalogmodernLusong‘old name for the Pasig River Delta in between medieval Maynila & Tondo’
- tl-clsmodernᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔‘old name for the Pasig River Delta in between medieval Maynila & Tondo’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentLuzón
- EnglishtodayLuzon
Every English word from Tagalog Lusong
Today it means
name The largest island of the Philippines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tagalog Lusong / Luzon