Where does “mangasambahay” come from?
mangasambahay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kasambahay, from Tagalog kasangbahay, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.
mangasambahay (Tagalog): to work as a domestic servant in another household
Definitions
- to work as a domestic servant in another household
Ancestry of “mangasambahay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kasambahay | domestic servant; domestic worker |
| 2 | Tagalog | kasangbahay | — |
| 3 | Tagalog | Ka- | implies companionship or partnership |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | marker of past time in temporal expressions |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | inchoative |