Where does “tunok” come from?

tunok (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *tənək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənək, from Proto-Austronesian Cənək — thorn.

tunok (Bikol Central): thorn

Definitions

  1. thorn

Ancestry of “tunok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*tənək—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tənəkthorn
3Proto-AustronesianCənəkthorn

Words derived from “tunok”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cənək →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənək →Every word from Proto-Philippine *tənək →