Where does “kahang-bakal” come from?
kahang-bakal (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kaha, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kahang-bakal (Tagalog): vault; safe
Definitions
- vault; safe
Ancestry of “kahang-bakal”, step by step
kahang-bakal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog kaha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kaha | case; vault; safe; cash box; cash register |
| 2 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 3 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 4 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 5 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 6 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Tagalog bakal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bakal | iron |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *bakal | — |
| 3 | Malay | bakal | future; prospective; candidate; expectant used before a noun to indicate what someone or something will become |
| 4 | Old Javanese | bakal | future, prospective |
| 5 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *[b]kəl[ ] | — |