Where does “hingiki” come from?
hingiki (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kiki, from Cebuano ki, from Cebuano lalaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la-laki.
hingiki (Cebuano): To clean the area between the teeth using floss...
Definitions
- To clean the area between the teeth using floss...
Ancestry of “hingiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | kiki | tartar; calculus; the female genitalia; the vulva... |
| 2 | Cebuano | ki | — |
| 3 | Cebuano | lalaki | a male; a boy or man; male |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *la-laki | — |