Where does “ayos-agwatan” come from?

ayos-agwatan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ayos, from Proto-Philippine *áyus.

ayos-agwatan (Tagalog): coordinate system

Definitions

  1. coordinate system

Ancestry of “ayos-agwatan”, step by step

ayos-agwatan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ayos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogayosquality of being organized, alright
2Proto-Philippine*áyus—

via Tagalog agwatan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogagwatan—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *áyus →Every word from Tagalog ayos →