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
- ferocious; wild; cruel; mean; wicked; brutal
Ancestry of “mabangis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | bangis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *beŋis | — |