Where does “kilig” come from?
kilig (English) comes from Tagalog kilig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilig.
kilig (English): excited; thrilled
Ancestry of “kilig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | kilig | to experience shivers and suffer pangs from... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *kilig | — |