Where does “hilig” come from?

hilig (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *hírig.

hilig (Tagalog): liking

Definitions

  1. liking

Ancestry of “hilig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*hírig

Words derived from “hilig

Every word from Proto-Philippine *hírig
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