Where does “tangis” come from?

tangis (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

tangis (Cebuano): to cry; to weep

Definitions

  1. to cry; to weep

Ancestry of “tangis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*taŋis—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
3Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Philippine *taŋis →