Where does “pakamalan” come from?
pakamalan (Kapampangan) comes from Kapampangan mal, from Malay mahal, from Javanese mahal, from Kawi maharga, from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ — big, great.
pakamalan (Kapampangan): love; precious; valuable; expensive
Definitions
- love; precious; valuable; expensive
Ancestry of “pakamalan”, step by step
pakamalan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Kapampangan mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | mal | dear; precious; cherished |
| 2 | Malay | mahal | expensive |
| 3 | Javanese | mahal | — |
| 4 | Kawi | maharga | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महार्घ | costly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Kapampangan paka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | paka | — |
via Kapampangan imalan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | imalan | — |