Where does “agwalbuhay” come from?

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

agwalbuhay (Tagalog): abiology

Definitions

  1. abiology

Ancestry of “agwalbuhay”, step by step

agwalbuhay traces back through 3 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 wala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogwalanothing; none; absent; gulf; high seas
2Proto-Philippine*wada

via Tagalog buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH