Where does “hantik” come from?

hantik (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog titik — letter of the alphabet.

hantik (Tagalog): green tree ant

Definitions

  1. green tree ant

Ancestry of “hantik”, step by step

hantik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog titik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtitikletter of the alphabet

via Tagalog hanay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghanayrow; file; line; rank

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mə(n)tik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*mə(n)tik

Words derived from “hantik

Every word from Tagalog titik