Where does “tuwirang saloy” come from?
tuwirang saloy (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tuwiran, from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
tuwirang saloy (Tagalog): direct current
Definitions
- direct current
Ancestry of “tuwirang saloy”, step by step
tuwirang saloy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog tuwiran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tuwiran | straight; not bent |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
via Tagalog saloy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | saloy | slow current of water from a spring, stream, etc |