Where does “Bituin” come from?
Bituin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bito, from Sanskrit बिन्दु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bindúṣ — particle, globule, dot.
Bituin (Tagalog): mostly found in Batangas, Laguna and Quezon
Definitions
- mostly found in Batangas, Laguna and Quezon
Ancestry of “Bituin”, step by step
Bituin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog bito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bito | dot; point |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बिन्दु | a detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bindúṣ | particle, globule, dot |
via Proto-Philippine *bituqən
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *bituqən | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bituqən | star |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | bituqən | star |
Words derived from “Bituin”