Where does “mamaga” come from?

mamaga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.

mamaga (Tagalog): to swell; to inflame; to engorge

Definitions

  1. to swell; to inflame; to engorge

Ancestry of “mamaga”, step by step

mamaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog baga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbagaglowing or live coal; ember; piece of wood or...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
3Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal

via Proto-Kartvelian mam-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianmam-father
Every word from Proto-Austronesian baʀah →