Where does “mapaghiganti” come from?

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

mapaghiganti (Tagalog): vengeful

Definitions

  1. vengeful

Ancestry of “mapaghiganti”, 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-