Where does “pulong-balitaan” come from?
pulong-balitaan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balitaan, from Tagalog balita, from Malay berita, from Sanskrit वार्त्ता, from Sanskrit वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
pulong-balitaan (Tagalog): press conference; news conference
Definitions
- press conference; news conference
Ancestry of “pulong-balitaan”, step by step
pulong-balitaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog balitaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | balitaan | to be informed or be reported to of news or rumors |
| 2 | Tagalog | balita | information, news, report, tidings; renowned,... |
| 3 | Malay | berita | news |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वार्त्ता | news, tidings, story, account of something that... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वृत्ति | method, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Tagalog pulong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pulong | meeting; conference; forum |