Where does “kababayan” come from?
kababayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ka, from Tagalog wika, from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
kababayan (Tagalog): fellow resident of the same town or province;...
Definitions
- fellow resident of the same town or province;...
Ancestry of “kababayan”, step by step
kababayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ka | you |
| 2 | Tagalog | wika | language; utterance; to express verbally; to... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वाक्य | speech, saying, assertion, statement, command,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वच् | to speak, utter, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Tagalog bayan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bayan | town; municipality; nation; country; motherland;... |