Where does “pasang-awa” come from?

pasang-awa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pasa, from Spanish pasa, from Latin uva passa, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

pasang-awa (Tagalog): barely passing of a grade or score

Definitions

  1. barely passing of a grade or score

Ancestry of “pasang-awa”, step by step

pasang-awa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpasabruise
2Spanishpasaraisin; feminine singular of paso
3Latinuva passa—
4Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
5LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via Tagalog awa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogawacompassion, mercy, pity
2Sanskritआवह्—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin patior →Every word from Latin passus →