Where does “taeng kalapati” come from?

taeng kalapati (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kalapati, from Tagalog palapati, from Malay parapati, from Sanskrit पारापत.

taeng kalapati (Tagalog): pigeon guano

Definitions

  1. pigeon guano

Ancestry of “taeng kalapati”, step by step

taeng kalapati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kalapati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalapatidove; pigeon
2Tagalogpalapati
3Malayparapati
4Sanskritपारापत

via Tagalog tae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaefeces; shit; an objectionable person; !
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqiexcrement, feces
3Proto-AustronesianCaqi
Every word from Sanskrit पारापत