Where does “kapal ng mukha” come from?

kapal ng mukha (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.

kapal ng mukha (Tagalog): effrontery; audacity

Definitions

  1. effrontery; audacity

Ancestry of “kapal ng mukha”, step by step

kapal ng mukha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogngof; to, into, towards; in the direction of;...
2TagalogAmansinayaancient pagan god of fishermen
3Tagalogsinayafirst taste, act, or experience of something
4Tagalogsayajoy, happiness; fun; skirt
5Spanishsayaa woman’s skirt
6Vulgar Latinsagiaskirt
7Latinsagumsagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of...
8Ancient Greekσάγοςcloak; coat, habit
9LatinsagusArchaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic
10Latinsāgiōto perceive quickly or keenly with the senses
11Proto-Italicsāgiō
12Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
13Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Tagalog kapal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkapalthickness; thick; Being too cocky to the point of...
2Malaykepalahead; leader, chief, head
3Sanskritकपालskull, cranium; bowl
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankapā́lasskull
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōl-head, bowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Tagalog mukha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmukhaface
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-