Where does “tangis” come from?

tangis (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

tangis (Malay): to cry

Definitions

  1. to cry

Ancestry of “tangis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictaŋisto cry
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
3Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry

Words derived from “tangis”

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