Where does “makamara” come from?

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

Ancestry of “makamara”, step by step

makamara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central mara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaradry; parched
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maja—

via Bikol Central maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaka—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja →Every word from Bikol Central mara →