Where does “tawag-pansin” come from?
tawag-pansin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tawag, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaʀ.
tawag-pansin (Tagalog): attention-grabbing
Ancestry of “tawag-pansin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tawag | way something is called; a phone call |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tawaʀ | — |