Where does “Manunubig” come from?

Manunubig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tubig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ — deep place in the water.

Manunubig (Tagalog): Aquarius constellation

Definitions

  1. Aquarius constellation

Ancestry of “Manunubig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtubigwater; talkative and dishonest
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubiʀdeep place in the water
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ →Every word from Tagalog tubig →