Where does “timog” come from?

timog (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.

timog (Cebuano): the southeasterly wind

Definitions

  1. the southeasterly wind

Ancestry of “timog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinetimuʀsoutheast monsoon
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
3Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Philippine timuʀ →