Where does “pasmo sa pasalig” come from?
pasmo sa pasalig (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
pasmo sa pasalig (Cebuano): To be completely fed up, exhausted, or left hanging by false hopes, broken vows, and empty promises. A dramatic, witty expression that compares the painful, draining sensation of waiting for a promised action that never comes to the physical weakness and sickness of starving on an empty stomach
Definitions
- To be completely fed up, exhausted, or left hanging by false hopes, broken vows, and empty promises. A dramatic, witty expression that compares the painful, draining sensation of waiting for a promised action that never comes to the physical weakness and sickness of starving on an empty stomach
Ancestry of “pasmo sa pasalig”, step by step
pasmo sa pasalig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano sa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | sa | of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Cebuano pasmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | pasmo | spasmodic hands and cold sweaty palms caused by... |