Where does “tenggiri” come from?

tenggiri (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋiʀi — Spanish mackerel, kingfish: Scomberomorus spp.

tenggiri (Malay): Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus spp.)

Definitions

  1. Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus spp.)

Ancestry of “tenggiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*taŋiʀiSpanish mackerel, kingfish: Scomberomorus spp
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