Where does “patinig” come from?

patinig (Kankanaey) comes from Tagalog patinig, from Tagalog tinig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian teneR — sound, voice.

patinig (Kankanaey): vowel

Definitions

  1. vowel

Ancestry of “patinig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpatinigvowel
2Tagalogtinigvoice; tone; intonation; expression of opinion,...
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianteneRsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian teneR →Every word from Tagalog tinig →Every word from Tagalog patinig →
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