Where does “anak ng puta” come from?
anak ng puta (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ng, from Tagalog Amansinaya, from Tagalog sinaya, from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος — to seek out.
anak ng puta (Tagalog): Term of abuse: a very despicable person
Definitions
- Term of abuse: a very despicable person
Ancestry of “anak ng puta”, step by step
anak ng puta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ng | of; to, into, towards; in the direction of;... |
| 2 | Tagalog | Amansinaya | ancient pagan god of fishermen |
| 3 | Tagalog | sinaya | first taste, act, or experience of something |
| 4 | Tagalog | saya | joy, happiness; fun; skirt |
| 5 | Spanish | saya | a woman’s skirt |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 7 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 9 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 10 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via Tagalog puta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | puta | prostitute, whore, slut; Expressing dismay or... |
| 2 | Spanish | puta | feminine singular of puto; whore, slut,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | puta | whore |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 5 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 7 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |