Where does “gandang-usa” come from?

gandang-usa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ganda, from Sanskrit गन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian g(ʰ)andʰ- — to smell.

gandang-usa (Tagalog): black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)

Definitions

  1. black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)

Ancestry of “gandang-usa”, step by step

gandang-usa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ganda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggandabeauty
2Sanskritगन्धodour, smell, fragrance; fragrant substance,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniang(ʰ)andʰ-to smell

via Tagalog usa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogusadeer
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀsadeer
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian g(ʰ)andʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit गन्ध →Every word from Tagalog ganda →