Where does “kaguluhan” come from?

kaguluhan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gulo, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

kaguluhan (Tagalog): disorder; disarray

Definitions

  1. disorder; disarray

Ancestry of “kaguluhan”, step by step

kaguluhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog gulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggulocommotion; trouble; disorder; tumult; amulet
2Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
3Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Tagalog ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -han
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš
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