Where does “Maligaya” come from?

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

Maligaya (Tagalog): mostly found in Batangas

Definitions

  1. mostly found in Batangas

Ancestry of “Maligaya”, 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 “Maligaya”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →Every word from Tagalog ma- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma- →
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