Where does “maglaway” come from?

maglaway (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.

maglaway (Tagalog): to salivate; to secrete excessive saliva; to drool

Definitions

  1. to salivate; to secrete excessive saliva; to drool

Ancestry of “maglaway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
2Tagalogsibuyasonion
3Spanishcebollaonion
4Old Spanishcebollaonion
5Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
6Latincēpaonion
Every word from Latin cēpaEvery word from Tagalog mag-Every word from Late Latin cepulla
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