Where does “palakala” come from?

palakala (Maguindanao) comes from Malay perkara, from Sanskrit प्रकार — form; sort, kind, form, nature, way, mode, manner.

palakala (Maguindanao): doctrine

Definitions

  1. doctrine

Ancestry of “palakala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayperkaracase
2Sanskritप्रकारform; sort, kind, form, nature, way, mode, manner
Every word from Sanskrit प्रकारEvery word from Malay perkara