Where does “jangid” come from?

jangid (Mokilese) comes from Proto-Polynesian taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

jangid (Mokilese): to cry about

Definitions

  1. to cry about

Ancestry of “jangid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantaŋito cry to weep
2Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
4Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taŋis →