Where does “paligsa” come from?
paligsa (Tagalog) comes from Malay periksa, from Old Malay pariksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा, from Sanskrit परीक्ष्, from Sanskrit परि-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
paligsa (Tagalog): test; exercise
Definitions
- test; exercise
Ancestry of “paligsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | periksa | to inspect, to scrutinize; to examine critically or carefully |
| 2 | Old Malay | pariksa | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | परीक्षा | inspection, investigation, examination, test,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | परीक्ष् | to look round, inspect carefully, try, examine,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | परि- | around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |