Where does “mangimi” come from?

mangimi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mang — an informal term of address for an elderly man;...

mangimi (Tagalog): to hesitate in doing something in front of someone being feared of

Definitions

  1. to hesitate in doing something in front of someone being feared of

Ancestry of “mangimi”, step by step

mangimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog mang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmangan informal term of address for an elderly man;...

via Tagalog kimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkimishyness; bashfulness; timidity
Every word from Tagalog mang