Where does “mangingisda” come from?

mangingisda (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog isda — fish.

mangingisda (Tagalog): agent noun of mangisda: fisherman; contemplative...

Definitions

  1. agent noun of mangisda: fisherman; contemplative...

Ancestry of “mangingisda”, step by step

mangingisda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog isda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogisdafish

via Tagalog mang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmangan informal term of address for an elderly man;...
Every word from Tagalog isda