Where does “tunok” come from?

tunok (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine *tənək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənək, from Proto-Austronesian Cənək — thorn.

tunok (Cebuano): a spine; a pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or...

Definitions

  1. a spine; a pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or...

Ancestry of “tunok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*tənək
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tənəkthorn
3Proto-AustronesianCənəkthorn

Words derived from “tunok

Every word from Proto-Austronesian CənəkEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənəkEvery word from Proto-Philippine *tənək
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