Where does “matalim” come from?

matalim (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-tazəm.

matalim (Tagalog): sharp; keen

Definitions

  1. sharp; keen

Ancestry of “matalim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ma-tazəm
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-tazəm
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