Where does “samang-palad” come from?

samang-palad (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sama, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samang-palad (Tagalog): misfortune; unluckiness

Definitions

  1. misfortune; unluckiness

Ancestry of “samang-palad”, step by step

samang-palad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsamaact of accompaniment; evil; wrongdoing;...
2Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Tagalog Palad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogPaladmostly concentrated in Bulacan, Quezon and Laguna
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*palajpalm of the hand
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