Where does “gulamang-dagat” come from?

gulamang-dagat (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dagat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat — littoral sea.

gulamang-dagat (Tagalog): Gracilariopsis longissima

Definitions

  1. Gracilariopsis longissima

Ancestry of “gulamang-dagat”, step by step

gulamang-dagat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog dagat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdagatocean, sea; bay, gulf; lake
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀatlittoral sea

via Tagalog gulaman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggulamangelatin made from agar food
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat →Every word from Tagalog dagat →