Where does “mabangis” come from?

mabangis (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon bangis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beŋis.

mabangis (Hiligaynon): fierce, ferocious

Definitions

  1. fierce, ferocious

Ancestry of “mabangis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonbangisfierceness, inhuman, violent; brutality, cruelty;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*beŋis—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beŋis →Every word from Hiligaynon bangis →
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