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Where does “magyasyas” come from?

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

magyasyas (Tagalog): to scrape something in order to make it smooth

Definitions

  1. to scrape something in order to make it smooth

Ancestry of “magyasyas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
2Tagalogsibuyasonion
3Spanishcebollaonion
4Old Spanishcebollaonion
5Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
6Latincēpa—
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