Where does “pahilaga” come from?

pahilaga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

pahilaga (Tagalog): northward, towards the north

Definitions

  1. northward, towards the north

Ancestry of “pahilaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
2Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Tagalog pa- →
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