Where does “pagkamalikhain” come from?

pagkamalikhain (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog malikhain, from Tagalog likha, from Sanskrit लेखा — line, streak; stroke, furrow, row, stripe;...

pagkamalikhain (Tagalog): creativity; creativeness

Definitions

  1. creativity; creativeness

Ancestry of “pagkamalikhain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmalikhaincreative
2Tagaloglikhamaking; production of something
3Sanskritलेखाline, streak; stroke, furrow, row, stripe;...
Every word from Sanskrit लेखाEvery word from Tagalog likhaEvery word from Tagalog malikhain