Where does “kasalanan” come from?
kasalanan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sala, from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.
kasalanan (Tagalog): sin; guilt; fault
Definitions
- sin; guilt; fault
Ancestry of “kasalanan”, step by step
kasalanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog sala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | sala | fault; guilt; blame; error; mistake; sin; offense |
| 2 | Arabic | صَلَاة | prayer; salat, prayer |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܨܠܘܬܐ | prayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,... |
| 4 | Aramaic | צלותא | prayer |
via Tagalog ka- -nan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ka- -nan | — |