Where does “matagas” come from?

matagas (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tagas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀas — heartwood.

matagas (Bikol Central): hard

Definitions

  1. hard

Ancestry of “matagas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltagashardness
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*təʀasheartwood
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀas →Every word from Bikol Central tagas →