Where does “pagsasanay” come from?

pagsasanay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sanay, from Malay canai, from Tamil சாணைக்கல், from Tamil கல், from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ.

pagsasanay (Tagalog): rehearsal; training

Definitions

  1. rehearsal; training

Ancestry of “pagsasanay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsanayexperienced; well-trained; trained
2Malaycanaigrindstone, millstone an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding
3Tamilசாணைக்கல்whetstone
4Tamilகல்stone (substance); rock
5Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ

Words derived from “pagsasanay

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ