Where does “maingat” come from?

maingat (Tausug) comes from Tausug ingat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iŋat, from Proto-Austronesian *iŋət.

maingat (Tausug): wise, intelligent, knowledgeable

Definitions

  1. wise, intelligent, knowledgeable

Ancestry of “maingat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugingatknowledge, wisdom, intellect
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iŋatto remember
3Proto-Austronesian*iŋət—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iŋət →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iŋat →Every word from Tausug ingat →