Where does “pataasan” come from?
pataasan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian atas, from Proto-Austronesian aCas, from Proto-Italic akos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
pataasan (Tagalog): a competition of height or amount
Definitions
- a competition of height or amount
Ancestry of “pataasan”, step by step
pataasan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog taas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | taas | height; above; upstairs |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | atas | high up, above |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | aCas | high; above |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱos | tip, bristle; ear/blade of grain, awn, chaff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Tagalog pa- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pa- -an | Object trigger: to have someone do something |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |