Where does “bigay-pala” come from?

bigay-pala (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pala, from Malay pahala, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

bigay-pala (Tagalog): compensation

Definitions

  1. compensation

Ancestry of “bigay-pala”, step by step

bigay-pala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpalaexpressing sudden realization; exclamation of...
2Malaypahalareward
3Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

via Tagalog bigay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbigayto give
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀayto give
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →