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Where does “Malicsi” come from?

Malicsi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog maliksi, from Tagalog ma-, from Icelandic landi, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Malicsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmaliksiactive; quick; agile; alert; lively; nimble;...
2Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
3Icelandiclandithe people, general population; a fellow...
4Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
5Old Norselandland
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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