Where does “panasilaan” come from?

panasilaan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog panasila, from Tagalog sila, from Malay sila, from Classical Malay sila, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

panasilaan (Tagalog): to be seated before of a person

Definitions

  1. to be seated before of a person

Ancestry of “panasilaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpanasilaseated on the floor cross-legged and with open knees
2Tagalogsilathey
3Malaysila—
4Classical Malaysila—
5Sanskritशीलconduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,...
6Sanskritशीto lie down
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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