Where does “namamaga” come from?

namamaga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.

namamaga (Tagalog): swollen; inflamed; puffed

Definitions

  1. swollen; inflamed; puffed

Ancestry of “namamaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbagaglowing or live coal; ember; piece of wood or...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
3Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
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