Where does “pambansang awit” come from?
pambansang awit (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pambansa, from Tagalog bansa, from Malay bangsa, from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश, from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás — to step.
pambansang awit (Tagalog): national anthem
Definitions
- national anthem
Ancestry of “pambansang awit”, step by step
pambansang awit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog pambansa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pambansa | national; of a nation |
| 2 | Tagalog | bansa | nation; country |
| 3 | Malay | bangsa | nation; group; prestige |
| 4 | Old Malay | vaṃśa | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वंश | bamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अनु | after; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गत | gone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gatás | gone; come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥tós | passable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |