Where does “tangihanga” come from?

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

tangihanga (English): A Maori funeral

Definitions

  1. A Maori funeral

Ancestry of “tangihanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritangihangafuneral
2Maoritangiweeping, mourning, lament; sound, intonation;...
3Proto-Polynesiantaŋito cry to weep
4Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
6Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taŋis →
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