Where does “tangis” come from?

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

tangis (Old Javanese): to cry, to weep

Definitions

  1. to cry, to weep

Ancestry of “tangis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tangis”

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