Where does “batas pambansa” come from?
batas pambansa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pambansa, from Tagalog bansa, from Malay bangsa, from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश, from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás — to step.
batas pambansa (Tagalog): nomenclature for Philippine laws created by the Batasang Pambansa between 1978 and 1985
Definitions
- nomenclature for Philippine laws created by the Batasang Pambansa between 1978 and 1985
Ancestry of “batas pambansa”, step by step
batas pambansa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog pambansa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pambansa | national; of a nation |
| 2 | Tagalog | bansa | nation; country |
| 3 | Malay | bangsa | nation; group; prestige |
| 4 | Old Malay | vaṃśa | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वंश | bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अनु | after; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गत | gone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gatás | gone; come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥tós | passable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |