Where does “malakas” come from?

malakas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ma-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

malakas (Tagalog): strong, hard; powerful, potent, mighty;...

Definitions

  1. strong, hard; powerful, potent, mighty;...

Ancestry of “malakas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
3Proto-Austronesianma-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →Every word from Tagalog ma- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma- →