Where does “kapangyarihan” come from?
kapangyarihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pangyari, from Tagalog pang-, from Tagalog kamatis, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-.
kapangyarihan (Tagalog): power; authority; faculty; ability
Definitions
- power; authority; faculty; ability
Ancestry of “kapangyarihan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | pangyari | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | pang- | Used to form nouns indicating instruments or... |
| 3 | Tagalog | kamatis | tomato |
| 4 | Spanish | tomate | tomato; tomatillo; hole |
| 5 | Classical Nahuatl | tomātl | tomato |
| 6 | Proto-Nahuan | *toma- | — |
Words derived from “kapangyarihan”