Where does “taghirap” come from?

taghirap (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog hirap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidap.

taghirap (Tagalog): period of time where someone avoids spending money

Definitions

  1. period of time where someone avoids spending money

Ancestry of “taghirap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghirapdifficulty; hardship of a task or action
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hidap—
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