Where does “poste ng ilaw” come from?
poste ng ilaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ng, from Tagalog Amansinaya, from Tagalog sinaya, from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος — to seek out.
poste ng ilaw (Tagalog): lamppost; street light
Definitions
- lamppost; street light
Ancestry of “poste ng ilaw”, step by step
poste ng ilaw traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ng | of; to, into, towards; in the direction of;... |
| 2 | Tagalog | Amansinaya | ancient pagan god of fishermen |
| 3 | Tagalog | sinaya | first taste, act, or experience of something |
| 4 | Tagalog | saya | joy, happiness; fun; skirt |
| 5 | Spanish | saya | a woman’s skirt |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 7 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 9 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 10 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |