Where does “tangi” come from?

tangi (English) comes from Maori tangi, from Proto-Polynesian taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

tangi (English): Synonym of tangihanga

Definitions

  1. Synonym of tangihanga

Ancestry of “tangi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritangiweeping, mourning, lament; sound, intonation;...
2Proto-Polynesiantaŋito cry to weep
3Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
5Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taŋis →