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Where does “tagal” come from?

tagal (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tagal.

tagal (Tagalog): Of or pertaining to taking a long time

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to taking a long time

Ancestry of “tagal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tagal—

Words derived from “tagal”

  • matagal
  • matiyaga
  • tiyaga
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tagal →