Where does “unang pangalan” come from?
unang pangalan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pangalan, from Tagalog ngalan, from Proto-Philippine ŋajan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.
unang pangalan (Tagalog): first name; given name
Definitions
- first name; given name
Ancestry of “unang pangalan”, step by step
unang pangalan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog pangalan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pangalan | name; given name; first name |
| 2 | Tagalog | ngalan | name |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | ŋajan | name |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ŋajan | name |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ŋajan | — |
via Tagalog una
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | una | first; 1st |