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Where does “mayaman” come from?

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

mayaman (Tagalog): rich; wealthy

Definitions

  1. rich; wealthy

Ancestry of “mayaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-—
3Proto-Austronesianma-—

Words derived from “mayaman”

  • mayamanin
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