Where does “magalaw” come from?
magalaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ma-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.
magalaw (Tagalog): shaky; moving too much
Ancestry of “magalaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | ma- | Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ma- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | ma- | — |