Where does “mambugaw” come from?
mambugaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bugaw, from Proto-Philippine buRaw.
mambugaw (Tagalog): to scare away; to shoo; to exploit someone into...
Definitions
- to scare away; to shoo; to exploit someone into...
Ancestry of “mambugaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | bugaw | act of driving away or shooing animals; pimp,... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | buRaw | — |