Where does “mamangka” come from?

mamangka (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bangka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkaq.

mamangka (Tagalog): to boat

Definitions

  1. to boat

Ancestry of “mamangka”, step by step

mamangka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bangka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbangkaboat; canoe especially a native sailless boat
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baŋkaq—

via Proto-Kartvelian mam-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianmam-father
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkaq →Every word from Tagalog bangka →
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