Where does “ngisihi” come from?

ngisihi (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ngisi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋisi.

Ancestry of “ngisihi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanongisigrin
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ŋisi—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋisi →Every word from Cebuano ngisi →