Where does “tubig” come from?

tubig (Alangan) comes from Tagalog tubig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ — deep place in the water.

tubig (Alangan): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “tubig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtubigwater; talkative and dishonest
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubiʀdeep place in the water
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ →Every word from Tagalog tubig →
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