Where does “murag anay nga nagbakya” come from?

murag anay nga nagbakya (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano anay, from Proto-Philippine *aŋay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *anay — termite, white ant any insect of infraorder.

murag anay nga nagbakya (Cebuano): moving or walking in an incredibly slow, heavy, wobbly, or clumsy manner (often due to fatigue, overeating, or bloating)

Definitions

  1. moving or walking in an incredibly slow, heavy, wobbly, or clumsy manner (often due to fatigue, overeating, or bloating)

Ancestry of “murag anay nga nagbakya”, step by step

murag anay nga nagbakya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano anay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoanaytermite
2Proto-Philippine*aŋayinsect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*anaytermite, white ant any insect of infraorder
4Proto-Austronesian*anaytermite, white ant any insect of infraorder

via Cebuano murag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomurag—
2CebuanoogIndefinite article, used as object marker for...
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