Where does “tcinun” come from?

tcinun (Atayal) comes from Proto-Atayalic *tinun, from Proto-Austronesian *tənun — to weave (cloth).

tcinun (Atayal): to weave

Definitions

  1. to weave

Ancestry of “tcinun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*tinunto weave of cloth
2Proto-Austronesian*tənunto weave (cloth)
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tənun →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *tinun →
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