Where does “gitnang uri” come from?

gitnang uri (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gitna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq — centre; half.

gitnang uri (Tagalog): middle class

Definitions

  1. middle class

Ancestry of “gitnang uri”, step by step

gitnang uri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog gitna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggitnacenter; middle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋaqcentre; half

via Tagalog uri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloguritype, class, kind
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq →Every word from Tagalog gitna →