Where does “mapag-aruga” come from?

mapag-aruga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mapag-, from Tagalog ma-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

mapag-aruga (Tagalog): caring; loving

Definitions

  1. caring; loving

Ancestry of “mapag-aruga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmapag-Used to form adjectives - characterized by
2Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
4Proto-Austronesianma-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →