Where does “katinig” come from?

katinig (Kankanaey) comes from Tagalog katinig, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

katinig (Kankanaey): consonant

Definitions

  1. consonant

Ancestry of “katinig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkatinigconsonant
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
4Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →