Where does “mapagbigay” come from?

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

mapagbigay (Tagalog): generous

Definitions

  1. generous

Ancestry of “mapagbigay”, 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-