Where does “pananghalian” come from?
pananghalian (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tanghalian, from Tagalog tanghali, from Malay tengah hari, from Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.
pananghalian (Tagalog): food eaten at lunch
Definitions
- food eaten at lunch
Ancestry of “pananghalian”, step by step
pananghalian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog tanghalian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tanghalian | lunch |
| 2 | Tagalog | tanghali | noon, noontime |
| 3 | Malay | tengah hari | noon |
| 4 | Malay | hari | day |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | ari | day |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | waʀi | day |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | waʀi | day; sun; to dry |
via Tagalog pang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pang | Adjective prefix; instrumentative case of the... |