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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

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