Where does “pintakasi” come from?

pintakasi (Tagalog) comes from Malay pinta, from Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ, from Old Javanese pinta, from Sanskrit हित, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

pintakasi (Tagalog): mutual aid especially in certain rural tasks

Definitions

  1. mutual aid especially in certain rural tasks

Ancestry of “pintakasi”, step by step

pintakasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaypintaA request
2Javaneseꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠto ask
3Old Javanesepintarequest
4Sanskritहितplaced; beneficial, wholesome, convenient; sent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Malay kasih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykasihlove, care, affection; to love, to show affection...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-qasiq
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-