Where does “aghamwika” come from?

aghamwika (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

aghamwika (Tagalog): science of language; linguistics

Definitions

  1. science of language; linguistics

Ancestry of “aghamwika”, step by step

aghamwika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog agham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogaghamscience
2Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
3Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
4Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH

via Tagalog wika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogwikalanguage; utterance; to express verbally; to...
2Sanskritवाक्यspeech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
3Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHEvery word from Sanskrit आ-Every word from Sanskrit