Where does “mamaligyaay” come from?

mamaligyaay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano baligya — goods, merchandise; sale; To sell.

mamaligyaay (Cebuano): a trader, seller or merchant, especially in the...

Definitions

  1. a trader, seller or merchant, especially in the...

Ancestry of “mamaligyaay”, step by step

mamaligyaay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano baligya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobaligyagoods, merchandise; sale; To sell

via Cebuano mang- -ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomang- -ayforms nouns signifying occupations or doer of the action expressed by the root
Every word from Cebuano baligya
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