Where does “gawaing-bahay” come from?
gawaing-bahay (Tagalog) comes from English Gawain, from Tagalog -in, from Tagalog aghimo, from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
gawaing-bahay (Tagalog): housework; household chore
Definitions
- housework; household chore
Ancestry of “gawaing-bahay”, step by step
gawaing-bahay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gawain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gawain | One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table |
| 2 | Tagalog | -in | Verb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,... |
| 3 | Tagalog | aghimo | technique |
| 4 | Tagalog | agham | science |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आगम | something handed down through tradition; theory,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 7 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Tagalog báhay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | báhay | house, home |