Where does “kasamantalahan” come from?

kasamantalahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog samantala, from Malay sementara, from Sanskrit समान्तर.

kasamantalahan (Tagalog): opportunism; exploitation

Definitions

  1. opportunism; exploitation

Ancestry of “kasamantalahan”, step by step

kasamantalahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog samantala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsamantalawhile; whereas; on the contrary
2Malaysementaratemporary; interim; provisional
3Sanskritसमान्तर—

via Tagalog ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -han—
Every word from Sanskrit समान्तर →Every word from Malay sementara →Every word from Tagalog samantala →