Where does “mamuhay” come from?

mamuhay (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Kartvelian mam- — father.

mamuhay (Tagalog): to make a living

Definitions

  1. to make a living

Ancestry of “mamuhay”, step by step

mamuhay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Kartvelian mam-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianmam-father

via Tagalog buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian mam-