Where does “katinig” come from?

katinig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

katinig (Tagalog): consonant

Definitions

  1. consonant

Ancestry of “katinig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “katinig”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →
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