Where does “magtulungan” come from?
magtulungan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tulong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuluŋ — to help, to assist.
magtulungan (Tagalog): to help each other
Definitions
- to help each other
Ancestry of “magtulungan”, step by step
magtulungan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog tulong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tulong | help; aid; support; helping hand; financial aid;... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuluŋ | to help, to assist |
via Tagalog mag- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | mag- -an | Actor trigger/focus verb circumfix used to express an action done reciprocally or simultaneously |