Where does “matandang binata” come from?
matandang binata (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog binata, from Tagalog bata, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.
matandang binata (Tagalog): old bachelor
Definitions
- old bachelor
Ancestry of “matandang binata”, step by step
matandang binata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog binata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | binata | teenage boy; young adult; bachelor |
| 2 | Tagalog | bata | baby; child; youngster; protege |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वत्स | a calf; the young of any animal, offspring,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | watsás | yearling calf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wots-ó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wétos | year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wet- | year; year-old |
via Tagalog matanda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | matanda | old; aged; senior |
| 2 | Tagalog | ma- | Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;... |
| 3 | Icelandic | landi | the people, general population; a fellow... |
| 4 | Icelandic | land | land, earth, ground; country; countryside,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |