Where does “maalam” come from?

maalam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ma-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

maalam (Tagalog): learned; wise; erudite

Definitions

  1. learned; wise; erudite

Ancestry of “maalam”, step by step

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