Where does “linga” come from?
linga (Tagalog) comes from Sanskrit लिङ्ग — mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem,...
linga (Tagalog): sesame; act or manner of looking around as if...
Definitions
- sesame; act or manner of looking around as if...
Ancestry of “linga”, step by step
linga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit लिङ्ग
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | लिङ्ग | mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem,... |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ləŋa | sesame |