Where does “maawain” come from?
maawain (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog -in, from Tagalog aghimo, from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
maawain (Tagalog): compassionate; merciful
Ancestry of “maawain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | -in | Verb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,... |
| 2 | Tagalog | aghimo | technique |
| 3 | Tagalog | agham | science |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आगम | something handed down through tradition; theory,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 6 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |