Where does “man-amano” come from?

man-amano (Kankanaey) comes from Kankanaey man-, from Austronesian *maʀ-.

man-amano (Kankanaey): to be friends; to be friendly

Definitions

  1. to be friends; to be friendly

Ancestry of “man-amano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kankanaeyman-actor trigger verb prefix
2Austronesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Austronesian *maʀ- →Every word from Kankanaey man- →