Where does “palagi” come from?
palagi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lagi, from Malay lagi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laɡi.
palagi (Tagalog): always; all the time; constantly
Definitions
- always; all the time; constantly
Ancestry of “palagi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | lagi | always |
| 2 | Malay | lagi | again, anew; always; back and forth |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *laɡi | — |