Where does “sapalaran” come from?

sapalaran (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Palad, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj — palm of the hand.

sapalaran (Tagalog): taking of risks; venture; taking of one's chance

Definitions

  1. taking of risks; venture; taking of one's chance

Ancestry of “sapalaran”, step by step

sapalaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Palad

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

via Tagalog sa- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsa- -anforms terms to denote a method of doing things

Words derived from “sapalaran

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palajEvery word from Tagalog Palad