Where does “imasa” come from?
imasa (Isoko) comes from Alabama isa-, from Tagalog sa-, from Tagalog sa, from Tagalog makatuwid, from Tagalog maka-, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka — if.
imasa (Isoko): three (people)
Definitions
- three (people)
Ancestry of “imasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | isa- | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | sa- | forms terms to denote a method or means to a purpose |
| 3 | Tagalog | sa | of, from, to, at, on, in, into, onto, through,... |
| 4 | Tagalog | makatuwid | to be able to straighten up one's body |
| 5 | Tagalog | maka- | Actor trigger refers to things that have been... |
| 6 | Tagalog | pagkamakabagunsakupin | neocolonialism |
| 7 | Tagalog | pagka | if |