Where does “mananahi” come from?

mananahi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS.

mananahi (Tagalog): tailor; contemplative aspect of manahi

Definitions

  1. tailor; contemplative aspect of manahi

Ancestry of “mananahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtahistitch; stitching; binding; sewn; stitched
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantahiqto sew
3Proto-Austronesian*CaqiS—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tahiq →Every word from Tagalog tahi →
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