Where does “mahigos” come from?

mahigos (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central higos — industriousness, diligence.

mahigos (Bikol Central): conscientious; industrious; hardworking

Definitions

  1. conscientious; industrious; hardworking

Ancestry of “mahigos”, step by step

mahigos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central higos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralhigosindustriousness, diligence

via Masbatenyo ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Masbatenyoma—

via Masbatenyo higos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Masbatenyohigos—
Every word from Bikol Central higos →