Where does “mamanhikan” come from?

mamanhikan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog panhik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panahik.

mamanhikan (Tagalog): to formally propose a marriage to the family of the partner

Definitions

  1. to formally propose a marriage to the family of the partner

Ancestry of “mamanhikan”, step by step

mamanhikan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog panhik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpanhikact of climbing a ladder
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*panahik—

via Proto-Kartvelian mam-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianmam-father
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panahik →Every word from Tagalog panhik →