Where does “tagalinang” come from?

tagalinang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taga-, from Proto-Philippine *taga-.

tagalinang (Tagalog): cultivator especially in language, culture, etc

Definitions

  1. cultivator especially in language, culture, etc

Ancestry of “tagalinang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaga-Coming from, hailing from; Used to form...
2Proto-Philippine*taga-—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *taga- →Every word from Tagalog taga- →
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