Where does “tawag-pansin” come from?

tawag-pansin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tawag, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaʀ.

tawag-pansin (Tagalog): attention-grabbing

Definitions

  1. attention-grabbing

Ancestry of “tawag-pansin”, step by step

tawag-pansin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tawag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtawagway something is called; a phone call
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tawaʀ—

via Tagalog pansin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpansinattention; the act of taking notice; the act of...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaʀ →Every word from Tagalog tawag →