Where does “makaramdam” come from?

makaramdam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog damdam, from Malay dendam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəmdəm, from Proto-Austronesian nəmnəm — to think.

makaramdam (Tagalog): to be able to feel

Definitions

  1. to be able to feel

Ancestry of “makaramdam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdamdamfeeling; sensation
2Malaydendamthought, desire; grudge
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandəmdəmto think
4Proto-Austronesiannəmnəmto think
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nəmnəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəmdəm →Every word from Malay dendam →