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

Definitions

  1. to cry

Ancestry of “tangis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytangisto cry
2Proto-Malayictaŋisto cry
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
4Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayic taŋis →