Where does “maingat” come from?

maingat (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central ingat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iŋat, from Proto-Austronesian *iŋət.

Ancestry of “maingat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralingat—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iŋatto remember
3Proto-Austronesian*iŋət—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iŋət →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iŋat →Every word from Bikol Central ingat →