Where does “Capangyarihan” come from?
Capangyarihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kapangyarihan, from Tagalog pangyari, from Tagalog pang-, from Tagalog kamatis, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.
Ancestry of “Capangyarihan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kapangyarihan | power; authority; faculty; ability |
| 2 | Tagalog | pangyari | the act of doing something in accordance with the law |
| 3 | Tagalog | pang- | Used to form nouns indicating instruments or... |
| 4 | Tagalog | kamatis | tomato |
| 5 | Spanish | tomate | tomato; tomatillo; hole |
| 6 | Classical Nahuatl | tomātl | tomato |
| 7 | Proto-Nahuan | *toma- | tomatillo |