Where does “hinguha” come from?

hinguha (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano hing-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hin-.

hinguha (Tagalog): act of taking something personally and feeling offended or embarrassed, even when the remark was directed at someone else

Definitions

  1. act of taking something personally and feeling offended or embarrassed, even when the remark was directed at someone else

Ancestry of “hinguha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohing-denotes inclination, habit or propensity
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hin-—

Words derived from “hinguha”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hin- →Every word from Cebuano hing- →
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