Where does “maligayang pagdating” come from?

maligayang pagdating (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pagdating, from Tagalog dating, from Tagalog dati, from Malay jati, from Old Javanese jaṭi, from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

maligayang pagdating (Tagalog): welcome

Definitions

  1. welcome

Ancestry of “maligayang pagdating”, step by step

maligayang pagdating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pagdating

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagdatingarrival
2Tagalogdatingto arrive; to come; to reach; to bring; to take;...
3Tagalogdatiformer; previous; old-time; ex-; accustomed; used...
4Malayjatioriginal, pure; teak
5Old Javanesejaṭitwisted hair
6Palijātibirth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste
7Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Tagalog Maligaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogMaligayamostly found in Batangas
2Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
4Proto-Austronesianma-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-