Where does “masasamang-loob” come from?

masasamang-loob (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog masasama, from Tagalog ma-, from Icelandic landi, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

masasamang-loob (Tagalog): bad guys; villains; people with bad intentions

Definitions

  1. bad guys; villains; people with bad intentions

Ancestry of “masasamang-loob”, step by step

masasamang-loob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog masasama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmasasama
2Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
3Icelandiclandithe people, general population; a fellow...
4Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
5Old Norselandland
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Tagalog loob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogloobinterior; inside; inner surface; will; volution;...
2Tagalogmalayang loobfree will
3Englishfree willA person's natural inclination; unforced choice;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-
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