Where does “magmahal” come from?
magmahal (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mahal, from Malay mahal, from Javanese mahal, from Kawi maharga, from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
magmahal (Tagalog): to love; to hold dear; to become expensive
Definitions
- to love; to hold dear; to become expensive
Ancestry of “magmahal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | mahal | Dear; Expensive; Beloved |
| 2 | Malay | mahal | expensive |
| 3 | Javanese | mahal | — |
| 4 | Kawi | maharga | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महार्घ | costly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |