How to Write 'Wika' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Tagalog word wika. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
TAGALOG TRANSLATION
Wika
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Wi-Ka
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Wi-Ka
Etymology
Derived from the Sanskrit word 'vāk' or 'vaca' meaning voice or speech.
ROOT WORD: WIKA
magwika
to speak or utter
ipahayag
to express
winika
said or stated
palawikaan
philology or linguistics