Where does “pinakamalaki” come from?

pinakamalaki (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog malaki, from Tagalog ma-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

Ancestry of “pinakamalaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmalakibig; large
2Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
4Proto-Austronesianma-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →