Where does “gantimpala” come from?

gantimpala (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pala, from Malay pahala, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

gantimpala (Tagalog): reward; compensation; renumeration

Definitions

  1. reward; compensation; renumeration

Ancestry of “gantimpala”, step by step

gantimpala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpalaexpressing sudden realization; exclamation of...
2Malaypahalareward
3Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

via Tagalog ganti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggantirevenge; compensation; reward
2Proto-Philippineganti—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianganti—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →