Where does “makahiya” come from?

makahiya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog hiya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian həyaq, from Proto-Austronesian *Səyaq.

makahiya (Tagalog): sensitive plant; touch-me-not (Mimosa pudica)

Definitions

  1. sensitive plant; touch-me-not (Mimosa pudica)

Ancestry of “makahiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghiyashame; a painful feeling of having done something...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhəyaq—
3Proto-Austronesian*Səyaq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Səyaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian həyaq →Every word from Tagalog hiya →