Where does “kalahatian-ng-buwan” come from?
kalahatian-ng-buwan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ng, from Tagalog Amansinaya, from Tagalog sinaya, from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος — to seek out.
kalahatian-ng-buwan (Tagalog): half-moon
Definitions
- half-moon
Ancestry of “kalahatian-ng-buwan”, step by step
kalahatian-ng-buwan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ng | of; to, into, towards; in the direction of;... |
| 2 | Tagalog | Amansinaya | ancient pagan god of fishermen |
| 3 | Tagalog | sinaya | first taste, act, or experience of something |
| 4 | Tagalog | saya | joy, happiness; fun; skirt |
| 5 | Spanish | saya | a woman’s skirt |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 7 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 9 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 10 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via Tagalog buwan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | buwan | moon; month |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | bulan | moon |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bulan | moon |
| 4 | Austronesian | *bulaN | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | bulaN | moon; month; menstruation |
via Tagalog kalahatian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kalahatian | halfway; midway; middle |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |