Where does “naamang” come from?
naamang (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano amang — A person who cannot speak; mute.
naamang (Cebuano): speechless
Definitions
- speechless
Ancestry of “naamang”, step by step
naamang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano amang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | amang | A person who cannot speak; mute |
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 |