Where does “pampamanhid” come from?
pampamanhid (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pampa-, from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.
pampamanhid (Tagalog): numbing agent; anything causing numbness such as an anesthetic
Definitions
- numbing agent; anything causing numbness such as an anesthetic
Ancestry of “pampamanhid”, 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 |