Where does “mannga” come from?

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

mannga (Kankanaey): to groan, to moan, to cry

Definitions

  1. to groan, to moan, to cry

Ancestry of “mannga”, step by step

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