Where does “ta” come from?

ta (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sandata, from Malay senjata, from Sanskrit संयत्त — prepared, ready, being on one's guard.

ta (Tagalog): by both you and I; of both you and I

Definitions

  1. by both you and I; of both you and I

Ancestry of “ta”, step by step

ta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sandata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsandataweapon; arms
2Malaysenjataweapon
3Sanskritसंयत्तprepared, ready, being on one's guard

via Ilocano ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ilocanota—
2Proto-Philippine*taq—

via Proto-Philippine *ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*ta—
Every word from Sanskrit संयत्त →Every word from Malay senjata →Every word from Tagalog sandata →