Where does “nagandahan” come from?
nagandahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ganda, from Sanskrit गन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian g(ʰ)andʰ- — to smell.
Ancestry of “nagandahan”, step by step
nagandahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ganda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ganda | beauty |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गन्ध | odour, smell, fragrance; fragrant substance,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | g(ʰ)andʰ- | to smell |
via Tagalog na- -han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | na- -han | — |