Where does “himpilang siyasatan” come from?
himpilang siyasatan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog siyasatan, from Tagalog siyasat, from Malay siasat, from Classical Malay سياست, from Persian سياست, from Arabic سِيَاسَة — policy, politics.
himpilang siyasatan (Tagalog): checkpoint
Definitions
- checkpoint
Ancestry of “himpilang siyasatan”, step by step
himpilang siyasatan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog siyasatan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | siyasatan | place where investigations are being done or conducted |
| 2 | Tagalog | siyasat | investigation; detailed or careful examination;... |
| 3 | Malay | siasat | investigative inquiry; investigation |
| 4 | Classical Malay | سياست | — |
| 5 | Persian | سياست | — |
| 6 | Arabic | سِيَاسَة | policy, politics |
via Tagalog himpilan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | himpilan | station; place of assignment |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |