Where does “miktinig” come from?

miktinig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tinig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian teneR — sound, voice.

miktinig (Tagalog): microphone

Definitions

  1. microphone

Ancestry of “miktinig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtinigvoice; tone; intonation; expression of opinion,...
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianteneRsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian teneR