Where does “matagas” come from?
matagas (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tagas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀas.
matagas (Bikol Central): hard
Ancestry of “matagas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | tagas | hardness |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *təʀas | — |