Where does “taŋi” come from?

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

taŋi (Proto-Polynesian): to cry to weep

Definitions

  1. to cry to weep

Ancestry of “taŋi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
3Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry

Words derived from “taŋi”

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