Where does “magpamara” come from?

magpamara (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central pamara, from Bikol Central mara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja.

Ancestry of “magpamara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpamara—
2Bikol Centralmaradry; parched
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maja—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja →Every word from Bikol Central mara →Every word from Bikol Central pamara →