Where does “anak ng puta” come from?
anak ng puta (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog puta, from Spanish puta, from Old Spanish puta, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós — to be clean, pure.
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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | puta | prostitute, whore, slut; Expressing dismay or... |
| 2 | Spanish | puta | feminine singular of puto; whore, slut,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | puta | — |
| 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 |