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
- effrontery; audacity
Ancestry of “kapal ng mukha”, step by step
kapal ng mukha 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 |