Where does “tangis” come from?
tangis (Indonesian) comes from Malay tangis, from Proto-Malayic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.
tangis (Indonesian): to cry
Ancestry of “tangis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | tangis | to cry |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | taŋis | to cry |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taŋis | to cry |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Caŋis | to cry |