Where does “palamunin” come from?

palamunin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa- -in, from Tagalog -in, from Tagalog aghimo, from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

palamunin (Tagalog): unemployed person who depends on other's livelihood; freeloader

Definitions

  1. unemployed person who depends on other's livelihood; freeloader

Ancestry of “palamunin”, step by step

palamunin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pa- -in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa- -inObject trigger - Circumfix to form the causative verb form of the adjectives
2Tagalog-inVerb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,...
3Tagalogaghimotechnique
4Tagalogaghamscience
5Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
6Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
7Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH

via Tagalog lamon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglamonto devour
2Proto-Philippine*lamun
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH