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

  1. To clean the area between the teeth using floss...

Ancestry of “hingiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokikitartar; calculus; the female genitalia; the vulva...
2Cebuanoki—
3Cebuanolalakia male; a boy or man; male
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*la-laki—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la-laki →Every word from Cebuano lalaki →Every word from Cebuano ki →
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