Where does “malakihan” come from?
malakihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog malaki, from Tagalog ma-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.
malakihan (Tagalog): to find something big
Definitions
- to find something big
Ancestry of “malakihan”, step by step
malakihan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog malaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | malaki | big; large |
| 2 | Tagalog | ma- | Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ma- | Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ma- | — |
via Tagalog ma- -han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ma- -han | — |