Where does “paghigantihan” come from?
paghigantihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog higanti, from Tagalog ganti, from Proto-Philippine ganti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ganti.
paghigantihan (Tagalog): to take revenge on; to avenge
Definitions
- to take revenge on; to avenge
Ancestry of “paghigantihan”, step by step
paghigantihan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog higanti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | higanti | revenge; vengeance; retaliation |
| 2 | Tagalog | ganti | revenge; compensation; reward |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | ganti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ganti | — |
via Tagalog pag- -han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pag- -han | — |