Where does “pang-ilan” come from?

pang-ilan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pang-, from Tagalog kamatis, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

pang-ilan (Tagalog): whatth; how manyth; which ordinal number; what number

Definitions

  1. whatth; how manyth; which ordinal number; what number

Ancestry of “pang-ilan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpang-Used to form nouns indicating instruments or...
2Tagalogkamatistomato
3Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
4Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
5Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Spanish tomate →