Where does “tamo” come from?
tamo (Tagalog) comes from Malay temu, from Northern Luri تمو, from Common Turkic *tamu, from Sogdian 𐽂𐼺𐼴.
tamo (Tagalog): act of acquiring of a prize, honor, etc
Definitions
- act of acquiring of a prize, honor, etc
Ancestry of “tamo”, step by step
tamo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay temu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | temu | to meet, to encounter |
| 2 | Northern Luri | تمو | — |
| 3 | Common Turkic | *tamu | — |
| 4 | Sogdian | 𐽂𐼺𐼴 | — |