Where does “ligaw-tingin” come from?

ligaw-tingin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ligaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rəgaw.

ligaw-tingin (Tagalog): wooing by means of meaningful looks

Definitions

  1. wooing by means of meaningful looks

Ancestry of “ligaw-tingin”, step by step

ligaw-tingin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ligaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogligawcourtship; wooing; courting
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*rəgaw—

via Tagalog tingin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtinginlook; glance; view
2Proto-Philippine*tiŋən—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rəgaw →Every word from Tagalog ligaw →