Where does “pampalamig” come from?
pampalamig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pampa-, from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.
pampalamig (Tagalog): something causing coolness or cold
Definitions
- something causing coolness or cold
Ancestry of “pampalamig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | pampa- | (instrumentative prefix) forms nouns indicating agent, tool, instrument that is used to perform the action expressed by the root |
| 2 | Tagalog | pa- | "adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of... |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | pa- | causative prefix |