Where does “maninipnay” come from?

maninipnay (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano isip, from Proto-Philippine *ísip.

maninipnay (Tagalog): mathematical worker

Definitions

  1. mathematical worker

Ancestry of “maninipnay”, step by step

maninipnay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano isip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoisipas; to think about something as something; to...
2Proto-Philippine*ísip

via Tagalog hanay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghanayrow; file; line; rank
Every word from Proto-Philippine *ísipEvery word from Cebuano isip
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