Where does “kasinway” come from?
kasinway (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sinway, from Translingual sin, from English sine, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
kasinway (Tagalog): cosine
Definitions
- cosine
Ancestry of “kasinway”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | sinway | sine |
| 2 | Translingual | sin | — |
| 3 | English | sine | In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of... |
| 4 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 5 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 7 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |