Where does “sakahan” come from?

sakahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog saka, from Sanskrit शाक, from Sanskrit शक्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

sakahan (Tagalog): farmland; farm; agricultural land

Definitions

  1. farmland; farm; agricultural land

Ancestry of “sakahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsakaand; then; at that time; soon afterwards; next in...
2Sanskritशाकvegetable; herb
3Sanskritशक्to be able; can
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek-Every word from Sanskrit शक्Every word from Sanskrit शाक
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