Where does “tarangkahan” come from?

tarangkahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tarangka, from Spanish tranca, from Vulgar Latin taranca, from Proto-Celtic tarankyos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tarangkahan (Tagalog): gate with a latch

Definitions

  1. gate with a latch

Ancestry of “tarangkahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtarangkalatch; bar for fastening a door, gate, or window
2Spanishtrancathick bar of wood; bar used to keep closed a...
3Vulgar Latintarancalarge iron pin
4Proto-Celtictarankyosnail
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-Every word from Proto-Celtic tarankyosEvery word from Vulgar Latin taranca
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