Where does “mataas na paaralan” come from?

mataas na paaralan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog paaralan, from Tagalog aral, from Malay ajar, from Sanskrit आचार्य, from Sanskrit आचार, from Sanskrit चार, from Sanskrit चर, from Sanskrit -अ — Paleo-Balkan oak.

mataas na paaralan (Tagalog): high school

Definitions

  1. high school

Ancestry of “mataas na paaralan”, step by step

mataas na paaralan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog paaralan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpaaralanschool
2TagalogaralMoral; wisdom; lesson; To study
3Malayajarto teach
4Sanskritआचार्य‘knowing or teaching the आचार or rules’, a...
5Sanskritआचारconduct, manner of action, behaviour, good...
6Sanskritचारmovement
7Sanskritचरsecret emissary, spy, agent; wandering, walking,...
8Sanskrit-अ
9Sanskritभाग्यluck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,...
10Sanskritभागpart, portion, share, allotment; compartment,...
11Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Tagalog mataas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmataashigh; tall; superior
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 English high school

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhigh schoolAn institution which provides all or part of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós