Where does “tungog” come from?

tungog (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ — kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing.

tungog (Cebuano): the tangal tree, kind of mangrove, the bark of which is used for dyeing and as an ingredient of coconut palm toddy

Definitions

  1. the tangal tree, kind of mangrove, the bark of which is used for dyeing and as an ingredient of coconut palm toddy

Ancestry of “tungog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋəʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing

Words derived from “tungog”

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