Where does “tandang padamdam” come from?

tandang padamdam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tanda, from Malay tanda, from Javanese ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝ, from Old Javanese taṇḍa, from Tamil தண்டம், from Sanskrit दण्ड — stick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a...

tandang padamdam (Tagalog): exclamation point; exclamation mark

Definitions

  1. exclamation point; exclamation mark

Ancestry of “tandang padamdam”, step by step

tandang padamdam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtandasign, mark
2Malaytandasign, mark, signal, spot, symbol; sign, mark
3Javaneseꦠꦤ꧀ꦝsign, mark
4Old Javanesetaṇḍaensign, standard, banner
5Tamilதண்டம்stick, cane, staff, rod, walking-stick
6Sanskritदण्डstick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a...

via Tagalog padamdam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpadamdamsaid or done to give a hint or insinuation to someone
2Tagalogdamdamfeeling; sensation
3Malaydendamthought, desire; grudge
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandəmdəmto think
5Proto-Austronesiannəmnəmto think
Every word from Sanskrit दण्ड →