Where does “Mamaril” come from?
Mamaril (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baril, from Javanese bedil, from Tamil வெடில் — gunpowder.
Ancestry of “Mamaril”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | baril | gun |
| 2 | Javanese | bedil | Java arquebus |
| 3 | Tamil | வெடில் | gunpowder |