Where does “sangkatlo” come from?

sangkatlo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog katlo, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

sangkatlo (Tagalog): a one-third; one-third

Definitions

  1. a one-third; one-third

Ancestry of “sangkatlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkatlotriplicity
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
4Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →