Where does “kamalak-malak” come from?

kamalak-malak (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kamalak-malak (Tagalog): well-known; noticeable

Definitions

  1. well-known; noticeable

Ancestry of “kamalak-malak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “kamalak-malak”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →