Where does “pagandahin” come from?

pagandahin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ganda, from Sanskrit गन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian g(ʰ)andʰ- — to smell.

pagandahin (Tagalog): to make someone/something beautiful; to improve;...

Definitions

  1. to make someone/something beautiful; to improve;...

Ancestry of “pagandahin”, step by step

pagandahin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ganda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggandabeauty
2Sanskritगन्धodour, smell, fragrance; fragrant substance,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniang(ʰ)andʰ-to smell

via Tagalog pa- -hin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa- -hin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian g(ʰ)andʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit गन्ध →Every word from Tagalog ganda →