Where does “taŋis” come from?

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

taŋis (Proto-Oceanic): to cry, to lament

Definitions

  1. to cry, to lament

Ancestry of “taŋis”, step by step

taŋis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis

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

via Proto-Austronesian *taŋis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*taŋis—

Words derived from “taŋis”

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