Where does “pandiwang pangawing” come from?

pandiwang pangawing (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pandiwa, from Tagalog diwa, from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

pandiwang pangawing (Tagalog): linking verb; copula

Definitions

  1. linking verb; copula

Ancestry of “pandiwang pangawing”, step by step

pandiwang pangawing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pandiwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpandiwaverb
2Tagalogdiwaspirit; soul; meaning; fresh meat
3Malayjiwasoul (life, energy, vigour)
4Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Tagalog pangawing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpangawing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-