Where does “taingang-kawali” come from?

taingang-kawali (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kawali, from Malay kuali, from Tamil குவளை, from Sanskrit गोला.

taingang-kawali (Tagalog): pretending to listen

Definitions

  1. pretending to listen

Ancestry of “taingang-kawali”, step by step

taingang-kawali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kawali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkawaliwok, or any frying pan
2Malaykualiwok
3Tamilகுவளைblue lotus; a neck ornament; socket for a jewel
4Sanskritगोला—

via Tagalog tainga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaingaear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaliŋaear
3Proto-AustronesianCaliŋaear

Words derived from “taingang-kawali”

Every word from Sanskrit गोला →Every word from Tamil குவளை →Every word from Malay kuali →
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