Where does “pag-imbestigar” come from?
pag-imbestigar (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central imbestigar, from Spanish investigar, from Latin investigo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “pag-imbestigar”, step by step
pag-imbestigar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central imbestigar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | imbestigar | — |
| 2 | Spanish | investigar | to investigate, to research |
| 3 | Latin | investigo | I track or trace out, search into, investigate |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Bikol Central pag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | pag | — |