Where does “talaga” come from?
talaga (Tagalog) comes from Malay telaga, from Sanskrit तलक, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
talaga (Tagalog): surely; certainly; really; undoubtedly
Definitions
- surely; certainly; really; undoubtedly
Ancestry of “talaga”, step by step
talaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay telaga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | telaga | well |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तलक | a pot of clay; a small cart with burning coals; a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 4 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |
via Proto-Philippine *talagá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *talagá | — |