Where does “katalinuhan” come from?

katalinuhan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog talino, from Estonian Tallinn, from Proto-Finnic litna — town, city; fortification, fortress.

katalinuhan (Tagalog): intelligence; genius

Definitions

  1. intelligence; genius

Ancestry of “katalinuhan”, step by step

katalinuhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog talino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtalinointelligence
2EstonianTallinn—
3Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress

via Tagalog ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -han—
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