Where does “talaawitan” come from?

talaawitan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tala- -an, from Tagalog tala-, from Tagalog tala, from Sanskrit ताल, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

talaawitan (Tagalog): songbook

Definitions

  1. songbook

Ancestry of “talaawitan”, step by step

talaawitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tala- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtala- -anused to form nouns indicating a collection or system of the root
2Tagalogtala-used to form nouns indicating a list, graph, table, or collection of the root
3Tagalogtalastar; data; record
4Sanskritतालthe palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of...
5Sanskritतलsurface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...
6Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
7Proto-Celtictalamūearth
8Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-
9Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Tagalog awit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogawitsong
2Tagalogsakitdisease; sickness; illness; pain
3Proto-Philippinesakitsick, painful
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansakitsick, painful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū