Where does “pagsamantalahan” come from?

pagsamantalahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog samantala, from Malay sementara, from Sanskrit समान्तर.

pagsamantalahan (Tagalog): to be exploited; to be taken advantage of

Definitions

  1. to be exploited; to be taken advantage of

Ancestry of “pagsamantalahan”, step by step

pagsamantalahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog samantala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsamantalawhile; whereas; on the contrary
2Malaysementaratemporary; interim; provisional
3Sanskritसमान्तर

via Tagalog pag- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag- -han
Every word from Sanskrit समान्तर