Where does “mainam” come from?
mainam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog inam, from Hungarian -ám, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.
mainam (Tagalog): pretty; fine; beautiful
Definitions
- pretty; fine; beautiful
Ancestry of “mainam”, step by step
mainam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog inam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | inam | niceness; prettiness; beauty |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ám | Added to a stem or other parts of speech to form... |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ão | forms the augmentative of nouns; forms the... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | -ão | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ānus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
via Manipuri ꯃꯥꯏꯅꯥꯝ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manipuri | ꯃꯥꯏꯅꯥꯝ | — |