Where does “kalabitin” come from?

kalabitin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog -in, from Tagalog aghimo, from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

kalabitin (Tagalog): to flick a finger onto someone to call their attention

Definitions

  1. to flick a finger onto someone to call their attention

Ancestry of “kalabitin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog-inVerb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,...
2Tagalogaghimotechnique
3Tagalogaghamscience
4Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
5Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
6Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Tagalog -in →