Where does “paminat” come from?

paminat (Tausug) comes from Malay peminat, from Malay minat, from Proto-Malayic *minat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat — desire.

paminat (Tausug): fan, supporter (of a musical artist, celebrity, politician, etc.)

Definitions

  1. fan, supporter (of a musical artist, celebrity, politician, etc.)

Ancestry of “paminat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaypeminatA fan or supporter of a musical artist, a sports team, etc
2Malayminatinterest
3Proto-Malayic*minat—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*minatdesire
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *minat →