Where does “Magaling” come from?

Magaling (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ma-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

Magaling (Tagalog): mostly concentrated in Bulacan and Batangas

Definitions

  1. mostly concentrated in Bulacan and Batangas

Ancestry of “Magaling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
3Proto-Austronesianma-

Words derived from “Magaling

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