Where does “Macaraeg” come from?

Macaraeg (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Macaraig, from Tagalog makaraig, from Tagalog daig, from Proto-Philippine *daʔəg.

Ancestry of “Macaraeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogMacaraigmostly found in Batangas
2Tagalogmakaraigone who beats; cannot be beaten
3Tagalogdaigto beat
4Proto-Philippine*daʔəg—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *daʔəg →Every word from Tagalog daig →Every word from Tagalog makaraig →
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