Where does “mabangis” come from?

mabangis (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central bangis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beŋis.

mabangis (Bikol Central): ferocious; wild; cruel; mean; wicked; brutal

Definitions

  1. ferocious; wild; cruel; mean; wicked; brutal

Ancestry of “mabangis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbangis—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*beŋis—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beŋis →Every word from Bikol Central bangis →