Where does “dala-dalahan” come from?
dala-dalahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dala-dala, from Tagalog dala, from Malay jala, from Sanskrit जाल, from Sanskrit पृष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥ṣṭʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥štʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós — passed , crossed.
dala-dalahan (Tagalog): luggage; baggage; small items carried along a trip
Definitions
- luggage; baggage; small items carried along a trip
Ancestry of “dala-dalahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | dala-dala | something carried around wherever one goes |
| 2 | Tagalog | dala | to carry; to bring; to take away; to send |
| 3 | Malay | jala | net; to catch with net |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जाल | watery; Nauclea cadamba; a small cucumber |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पृष्ठ | the back; the hinder part or rear of anything |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pr̥ṣṭʰás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥štʰás | back |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥-sth₂-ós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |