Where does “pahalagahan” come from?
pahalagahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog halaga, from Malay harga, from Sanskrit अर्घ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hargʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ-ós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ- — to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value.
pahalagahan (Tagalog): to value; to appreciate
Definitions
- to value; to appreciate
Ancestry of “pahalagahan”, step by step
pahalagahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog halaga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | halaga | price; value |
| 2 | Malay | harga | price; price, value; personal honor |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अर्घ | worth, value, price |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hargʰás | price, worth, value |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂elgʷʰ-ós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂elgʷʰ- | to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value |
via Tagalog pa- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pa- -an | Object trigger: to have someone do something |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |