Where does “mataray” come from?

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

mataray (Tagalog): shrewish or evil-tempered; termagant

Definitions

  1. shrewish or evil-tempered; termagant

Ancestry of “mataray”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
3Proto-Austronesianma-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →Every word from Tagalog ma- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma- →