Where does “maykatlong limahin” come from?

maykatlong limahin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog maykatlong lima, from Tagalog maykatlo, from Tagalog mayka-, from Tagalog may-, from Tagalog May, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai — mother.

maykatlong limahin (Tagalog): to be made twenty-five

Definitions

  1. to be made twenty-five

Ancestry of “maykatlong limahin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmaykatlong limatwenty-five
2Tagalogmaykatlonearly making up three of something; more than two but less than three
3Tagalogmayka-attached to a cardinal numeral: indicating a quantity less than but approaching the specified number
4Tagalogmay-prefix denoting existence or possession of something
5TagalogMayMay
6EnglishMayThe fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June
7FrenchmaiMay
8Old Frenchmai
9LatinMāius“month”}} of May
10LatinMaianominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...
11Ancient Greekμαῖαmidwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame
12Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
13Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
14Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr
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