Where does “tengeg” come from?

tengeg (Binukid) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ — kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing.

tengeg (Binukid): kind of tree (the bark of which is used as an ingredient of toddy to make it red)

Definitions

  1. kind of tree (the bark of which is used as an ingredient of toddy to make it red)

Ancestry of “tengeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋəʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
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