Where does “bahay-bata” come from?

bahay-bata (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bata, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

bahay-bata (Tagalog): uterus; womb

Definitions

  1. uterus; womb

Ancestry of “bahay-bata”, step by step

bahay-bata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbatababy; child; youngster; protege
2Sanskritवत्सa calf; the young of any animal, offspring,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

via Tagalog báhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbáhayhouse, home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s