Where does “mapagmalaki” come from?

mapagmalaki (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog malaki, from Tagalog ma-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

mapagmalaki (Tagalog): proud; showing pride towards something

Definitions

  1. proud; showing pride towards something

Ancestry of “mapagmalaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmalakibig; large
2Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
4Proto-Austronesianma-—
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