Where does “mahal ang munggos” come from?
mahal ang munggos (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano mahal, from Malay mahal, from Javanese mahal, from Kawi maharga, from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ — big, great.
mahal ang munggos (Cebuano): A catchphrase used to signal irony regarding one's financial state or the rising cost of living; it mocks economic inflation by referring to the traditionally cheapest food staple as "expensive."
Definitions
- A catchphrase used to signal irony regarding one's financial state or the rising cost of living; it mocks economic inflation by referring to the traditionally cheapest food staple as "expensive."
Ancestry of “mahal ang munggos”, step by step
mahal ang munggos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano mahal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | mahal | dear; cherished |
| 2 | Malay | mahal | expensive |
| 3 | Javanese | mahal | — |
| 4 | Kawi | maharga | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महार्घ | costly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Cebuano ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ang | direct marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns |
via Cebuano na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | na | after an adjective marks that something is already the case when it wasn't so before; is now |