Where does “halamang-singaw” come from?
halamang-singaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog halaman, from Tagalog dalub-, from Tagalog dalubhasa, from Malay jurubahasa, from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.
halamang-singaw (Tagalog): fungus
Definitions
- fungus
Ancestry of “halamang-singaw”, step by step
halamang-singaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog halaman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | halaman | plant |
| 2 | Tagalog | dalub- | expert |
| 3 | Tagalog | dalubhasa | expert |
| 4 | Malay | jurubahasa | interpreter |
| 5 | Malay | bahasa | language; decorum, appropriate social behavior |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाषा | speech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | भाष | — |
via Tagalog singaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | singaw | vapor; steam from boiling water |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *səŋ(ə)qaw | — |