Where does “tagi” come from?

tagi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Polynesian taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

tagi (Finnish): tag

Definitions

  1. tag

Ancestry of “tagi”, step by step

tagi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Polynesian taŋi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantaŋito cry to weep
2Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
4Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry

via English TAG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTAGTight and aggressive; Initialism of...
2Aramaicתגאcrown, diadem, tiara
3Parthian*𐫤𐫀𐫃—

via Proto-Oceanic *taŋiʀi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*taŋiʀiSpanish mackerel, kingfish: Scomberomorus spp
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*taŋiʀiSpanish mackerel, kingfish: Scomberomorus spp

Words derived from “tagi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taŋis →