Where does “tiyaga” come from?
tiyaga (Tagalog) comes from Old Javanese tyāga, from Sanskrit त्याग, from Indo-Iranian *tyāgás, from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- — to leave alone, give up; to retreat.
tiyaga (Tagalog): tenacity; steadfastness
Ancestry of “tiyaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Javanese | tyāga | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्याग | abandonment; sacrifice; renunciation |
| 3 | Indo-Iranian | *tyāgás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tyegʷ- | to leave alone, give up; to retreat |
Words derived from “tiyaga”