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
- a spine; a pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or...
Ancestry of “tunok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *tənək | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tənək | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Cənək | thorn |
Words derived from “tunok”