Where does “mandila” come from?
mandila (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.
mandila (Tagalog): to stick out, poke out one's tongue at someone
Definitions
- to stick out, poke out one's tongue at someone
Ancestry of “mandila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | dila | tongue |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dilaq | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | dilaq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *dilaq | — |