Where does “pangngalang maylapi” come from?
pangngalang maylapi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog maylapi, from Tagalog may-, from Tagalog May, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia — mother.
pangngalang maylapi (Tagalog): affixed noun
Definitions
- affixed noun
Ancestry of “pangngalang maylapi”, step by step
pangngalang maylapi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog maylapi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | maylapi | affixed |
| 2 | Tagalog | may- | prefix denoting existence or possession of something |
| 3 | Tagalog | May | May |
| 4 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 5 | French | mai | May |
| 6 | Old French | mai | — |
| 7 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 8 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Tagalog pangngalan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pangngalan | noun |
| 2 | Tagalog | ngalan | name |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | ŋajan | name |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ŋajan | name |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ŋajan | — |