Where does “kasabwat” come from?

kasabwat (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ka, from Tagalog wika, from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

kasabwat (Tagalog): accomplice; conspirator

Definitions

  1. accomplice; conspirator

Ancestry of “kasabwat”, step by step

kasabwat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkayou
2Tagalogwikalanguage; utterance; to express verbally; to...
3Sanskritवाक्यspeech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
4Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Tagalog sabwat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsabwatslave; servant; companion; partner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-