Where does “agsikap” come from?

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

agsikap (Tagalog): engineer

Definitions

  1. engineer

Ancestry of “agsikap”, step by step

agsikap 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 sikap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsikapdiligence; zeal
2Javaneseꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀to grapple
3Old Javanesesikĕp
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sikəp

Words derived from “agsikap

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH