Where does “pangngalan” come from?
pangngalan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ngalan, from Proto-Philippine ŋajan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.
pangngalan (Tagalog): noun
Definitions
- noun
Ancestry of “pangngalan”, step by step
pangngalan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ngalan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ngalan | name |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | ŋajan | name |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ŋajan | name |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ŋajan | — |
via Tagalog pang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pang | Adjective prefix; instrumentative case of the... |