Where does “ngalis di aso” come from?
ngalis di aso (Kankanaey) comes from Kankanaey aso, from Proto-Philippine asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.
ngalis di aso (Kankanaey): a saying/prayer/formula that is said when a rainbow appears to avoid its baneful influence
Definitions
- a saying/prayer/formula that is said when a rainbow appears to avoid its baneful influence
Ancestry of “ngalis di aso”, step by step
ngalis di aso traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Kankanaey aso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kankanaey | aso | dog |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | asu | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | asu | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | asu | dog animal |
via Kankanaey di
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kankanaey | di | — |
via Kankanaey ngalis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kankanaey | ngalis | — |