Where does “perdaya” come from?
perdaya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog daya, from Malay daya, from Proto-Malayic daya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daya, from Proto-Austronesian daya — landward; upstream.
perdaya (Tagalog): per diem collected by high and influential government officials
Definitions
- per diem collected by high and influential government officials
Ancestry of “perdaya”, step by step
perdaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog daya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | daya | deceit; fraud; dodge |
| 2 | Malay | daya | landward; upstream; trick |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | daya | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daya | landward; upstream; to trick |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | daya | landward; upstream |
via Tagalog perdiyem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | perdiyem | per diem |
| 2 | English | per diem | per day; daily; A daily stipend; A daily... |
| 3 | Latin | [[per]] [[diem]] | — |