Where does “ma-” come from?

ma- (Tagalog) comes from Icelandic landi, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

ma- (Tagalog): Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...

Ancestry of “ma-”, step by step

ma- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic landi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclandithe people, general population; a fellow...
2Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
2Proto-Austronesianma-—

Words derived from “ma-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →