Where does “dagdag-yaman” come from?
dagdag-yaman (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dagdag, from Arabic دَقَّ — to be thin, to be fine, to be small; to knock”,...
dagdag-yaman (Tagalog): act of working hard, eagerly striving to get more
Definitions
- act of working hard, eagerly striving to get more
Ancestry of “dagdag-yaman”, step by step
dagdag-yaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog dagdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | dagdag | addition; extra |
| 2 | Arabic | دَقَّ | to be thin, to be fine, to be small; to knock”,... |
via Tagalog yaman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | yaman | money; wealth; fortune; valuable possessions;... |