Where does “mananghalian” come from?
mananghalian (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tanghalian, from Tagalog tanghali, from Malay tengah hari, from Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.
mananghalian (Tagalog): to eat lunch; to lunch
Definitions
- to eat lunch; to lunch
Ancestry of “mananghalian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tanghalian | lunch |
| 2 | Tagalog | tanghali | noon, noontime |
| 3 | Malay | tengah hari | noon |
| 4 | Malay | hari | day |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | ari | day |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | waʀi | day |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | waʀi | day; sun; to dry |