Where does “mapagkumbaba” come from?

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

mapagkumbaba (Tagalog): down-to-earth; humble

Definitions

  1. down-to-earth; humble

Ancestry of “mapagkumbaba”, 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- →