Where does “dalawampu't isa” come from?

dalawampu't isa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog isa, from Arabic عِيسَى, from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ — Joshua.

dalawampu't isa (Tagalog): twenty-one

Definitions

  1. twenty-one

Ancestry of “dalawampu't isa”, step by step

dalawampu't isa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog isa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogisaone
2ArabicعِيسَىJesus
3HebrewיְהוֹשֻׁעַJoshua

via Tagalog Dalawampu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogDalawampumostly found in Batangas
2Tagalogdalawamputwenty

via Tagalog 't

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog't
Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ