Where does “Sanayan” come from?

Sanayan (Banjarese) comes from Tagalog sanay, from Malay canai, from Tamil சாணைக்கல், from Tamil கல், from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ.

Sanayan (Banjarese): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Sanayan”, step by step

Sanayan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sanay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsanayexperienced; well-trained; trained
2Malaycanaigrindstone, millstone an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding
3Tamilசாணைக்கல்whetstone
4Tamilகல்stone (substance); rock
5Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ—

via Arabic الاِثْنَيْن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالاِثْنَيْن—
2Arabicاِثْنَانtwo

via Cebuano sanay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosanayto multiply

Words derived from “Sanayan”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ →Every word from Tamil கல் →Every word from Tamil சாணைக்கல் →