Where does “mahidapan” come from?
mahidapan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central hidap, from Tagalog hirap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidap.
Ancestry of “mahidapan”, step by step
mahidapan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central hidap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | hidap | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | hirap | difficulty; hardship of a task or action |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *hidap | — |
via Bikol Central ma- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | ma- -an | — |