Where does “damahan” come from?
damahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dama, from Spanish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
damahan (Tagalog): checkerboard game board
Definitions
- checkerboard game board
Ancestry of “damahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | dama | feeling; perception; opinion about something;... |
| 2 | Spanish | dama | lady, dame; queen |
| 3 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 4 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 5 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 6 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |