Where does “matwid” come from?

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

matwid (Tagalog): reason

Definitions

  1. reason

Ancestry of “matwid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “matwid”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →