Where does “mukhang pera” come from?

mukhang pera (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mukha, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

mukhang pera (Tagalog): money-grubbing; overeager to make money

Definitions

  1. money-grubbing; overeager to make money

Ancestry of “mukhang pera”, step by step

mukhang pera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog mukha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmukhaface
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Tagalog pera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogperamoney; cash; centavo
2Spanishperradog, bitch; bitch; prostitute, whore
3Spanishperrodog; asshole; doggy, doggish
4Old Spanishperro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →