Where does “makapigil-hininga” come from?

makapigil-hininga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog hininga, from Tagalog tinga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiŋah, from Proto-Austronesian CiŋaS — food particles caught between the teeth.

makapigil-hininga (Tagalog): breathtaking

Definitions

  1. breathtaking

Ancestry of “makapigil-hininga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghiningabreath; respiration
2Tagalogtingabits of food or foreign matter lodged between the...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiŋahfood particles caught between the teeth
4Proto-AustronesianCiŋaSfood particles caught between the teeth
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