Where does “-ng” come from?

-ng (Tagalog) comes from Spanish -ín, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-ng (Tagalog): Enclitic suffix equalling to "na" after words...

Definitions

  1. Enclitic suffix equalling to "na" after words...

Ancestry of “-ng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ínchico + -ito → chiquito + API → chiquitín
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →