Where does “anak ng tinapa” come from?
anak ng tinapa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tinapa, from Tagalog tapa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapa, from Proto-Austronesian *Capa.
anak ng tinapa (Tagalog): an expression of "shock" or "amazement"
Definitions
- an expression of "shock" or "amazement"
Ancestry of “anak ng tinapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tinapa | smoked fish |
| 2 | Tagalog | tapa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tapa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *Capa | — |