Where does “malagatas” come from?
malagatas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gatas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatas.
malagatas (Tagalog): milky; milkish
Ancestry of “malagatas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | gatas | milk |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ʀatas | — |