Where does “ng” come from?
ng (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Amansinaya, from Tagalog sinaya, from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος, from Latin sagus — to seek out.
ng (Tagalog): of; to, into, towards; in the direction of;...
Definitions
- of; to, into, towards; in the direction of;...
Ancestry of “ng”, step by step
ng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog Amansinaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Amansinaya | ancient pagan god of fishermen |
| 2 | Tagalog | sinaya | first taste, act, or experience of something |
| 3 | Tagalog | saya | joy, happiness; fun; skirt |
| 4 | Spanish | saya | a woman’s skirt |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 6 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 8 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 9 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via English NG
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | NG | Initialism of natural gas; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Chinese | 吳 | — |
via Tagalog nang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | nang | when, at the time of; for, so that, in order to;... |