Where does “maramdamin” come from?

maramdamin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog damdam, from Malay dendam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəmdəm, from Proto-Austronesian nəmnəm — to think.

maramdamin (Tagalog): sensitive; easily offended

Definitions

  1. sensitive; easily offended

Ancestry of “maramdamin”, step by step

maramdamin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog damdam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdamdamfeeling; sensation
2Malaydendamthought, desire; grudge
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandəmdəmto think
4Proto-Austronesiannəmnəmto think

via Tagalog ma- -in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogma- -inhaving a certain quality to a high degree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nəmnəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəmdəm →Every word from Malay dendam →