Where does “kagandahan” come from?
kagandahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ganda, from Sanskrit गन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian g(ʰ)andʰ- — to smell.
kagandahan (Tagalog): beauty
Ancestry of “kagandahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ganda | beauty |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गन्ध | odour, smell, fragrance; fragrant substance,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | g(ʰ)andʰ- | to smell |
Words derived from “kagandahan”