Where does “malimayaw” come from?

malimayaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog malim, from Malay malim.

malimayaw (Tagalog): cosmonaut

Definitions

  1. cosmonaut

Ancestry of “malimayaw”, step by step

malimayaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog malim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmalimpilot
2Malaymalim—

via Tagalog mayaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmayawharmony; arrangement; order
Every word from Malay malim →Every word from Tagalog malim →