Where does “lakandiwa” come from?
lakandiwa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog diwa, from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
lakandiwa (Tagalog): moderator or judge in a poetical debate
Definitions
- moderator or judge in a poetical debate
Ancestry of “lakandiwa”, step by step
lakandiwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog diwa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | diwa | spirit; soul; meaning; fresh meat |
| 2 | Malay | jiwa | soul (life, energy, vigour) |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Tagalog lakan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | lakan | The ruler of the precolonial polities of the... |