Where does “mapagkawanggawa” come from?

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

mapagkawanggawa (Tagalog): humanitarian

Definitions

  1. humanitarian

Ancestry of “mapagkawanggawa”, 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- →