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
- tailor; contemplative aspect of manahi
Ancestry of “mananahi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tahi | stitch; stitching; binding; sewn; stitched |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tahiq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *CaqiS | — |