Where does “ipagbigay-alam” come from?

ipagbigay-alam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog alam, from Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم — world; universe; world, universe.

ipagbigay-alam (Tagalog): to notify about; to inform about

Definitions

  1. to notify about; to inform about

Ancestry of “ipagbigay-alam”, step by step

ipagbigay-alam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog alam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogalamknowledge; learning; wisdom; understanding;...
2Malayalamrealm, world; field
3Arabicعَالَمworld; universe; world, universe

via Tagalog bigay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbigayto give
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀayto give
Every word from Arabic عَالَم →