Where does “tigpuno” come from?

tigpuno (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tig, from Cebuano tig- — Used to form agent nouns.

tigpuno (Cebuano): addend; the number that is added to another number (the augend)

Definitions

  1. addend; the number that is added to another number (the augend)

Ancestry of “tigpuno”, step by step

tigpuno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotiga gofer; a worker who runs errands
2Cebuanotig-Used to form agent nouns

via Cebuano puno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopunoto increase in amount
Every word from Cebuano tig- →Every word from Cebuano tig →
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