Where does “anak-mayaman” come from?

anak-mayaman (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anak, from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anak-mayaman (Tagalog): born to a wealthy family

Definitions

  1. born to a wealthy family

Ancestry of “anak-mayaman”, step by step

anak-mayaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog anak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganakchild
2Proto-Philippineanakchild
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Tagalog mayaman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmayamanrich; wealthy
2Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
4Proto-Austronesianma-—
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