Where does “salitang hiram” come from?

salitang hiram (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog salita, from Malay cerita, from Classical Malay cetera, from Pali carita, from Sanskrit चरित — "idem"; course of life.

salitang hiram (Tagalog): loanword

Definitions

  1. loanword

Ancestry of “salitang hiram”, step by step

salitang hiram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog salita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsalitadeclaration; language, speech, talk; word
2Malayceritastory
3Classical Malayceterastory; parasol; See cerita
4Palicaritapractice; performance; conduct; deed; action;...
5Sanskritचरित"idem"; course of life

via Tagalog hiram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghiramborrowed; act of borrowing
2Proto-Philippine*hədám—
Every word from Sanskrit चरित →Every word from Pali carita →Every word from Classical Malay cetera →