Where does “magkatawang-tao” come from?
magkatawang-tao (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tao, from Tagalog dalub-, from Tagalog dalubhasa, from Malay jurubahasa, from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.
magkatawang-tao (Tagalog): to incarnate
Definitions
- to incarnate
Ancestry of “magkatawang-tao”, step by step
magkatawang-tao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog tao
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tao | human, human being, person, man; one of the faces... |
| 2 | Tagalog | dalub- | expert |
| 3 | Tagalog | dalubhasa | expert |
| 4 | Malay | jurubahasa | interpreter |
| 5 | Malay | bahasa | language; decorum, appropriate social behavior |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाषा | speech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | भाष | — |