Where does “magtangis” come from?

magtangis (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tangis, from Proto-Philippine *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

Ancestry of “magtangis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltangis—
2Proto-Philippine*taŋis—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
4Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Philippine *taŋis →
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