Where does “bahay pamahalaan” come from?

bahay pamahalaan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pamahalaan, from Tagalog bahala, from Sanskrit भार, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bahay pamahalaan (Tagalog): town hall; city hall

Definitions

  1. town hall; city hall

Ancestry of “bahay pamahalaan”, step by step

bahay pamahalaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pamahalaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpamahalaangovernment
2Tagalogbahalaresponsibility
3Sanskritभारbearing, carrying, holding; bringing; bestowing,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰārás
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoróscarrying, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Tagalog bahay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbahayhouse, home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰārás
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