Where does “manggadya” come from?

manggadya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gadya, from Malay gajah, from Classical Malay gajah, from Sanskrit गज, from Sanskrit गज् — to sound, to roar.

manggadya (Tagalog): to hunt an elephant

Definitions

  1. to hunt an elephant

Ancestry of “manggadya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggadyaelephant
2Malaygajahelephant; bishop
3Classical Malaygajahelephant; bishop; big-sized objects
4Sanskritगजelephant
5Sanskritगज्to sound, to roar
Every word from Sanskrit गज् →Every word from Sanskrit गज →Every word from Classical Malay gajah →
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