Where does “mang-api” come from?
mang-api (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog api — Abuse; hurt; To negatively affect or influence.
mang-api (Tagalog): to oppress; to maltreat
Definitions
- to oppress; to maltreat
Ancestry of “mang-api”, step by step
mang-api traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog api
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | api | Abuse; hurt; To negatively affect or influence |
via Tagalog mang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | mang | an informal term of address for an elderly man;... |