Where does “mabuhangin” come from?

mabuhangin (Tausug) comes from Tausug buhangin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhaŋin.

mabuhangin (Tausug): sandy

Definitions

  1. sandy

Ancestry of “mabuhangin”, step by step

mabuhangin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tausug buhangin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugbuhanginsand
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buhaŋin—

via Tausug ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugma—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhaŋin →Every word from Tausug buhangin →