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

Definitions

  1. tenacity; steadfastness

Ancestry of “tiyaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetyāgato abandon, to give up, to renounce
2Sanskritत्यागabandonment; sacrifice; renunciation
3Indo-Iranian*tyāgás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantyegʷ-to leave alone, give up; to retreat

Words derived from “tiyaga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *tyāgás →Every word from Sanskrit त्याग →