Where does “ngipin” come from?
ngipin (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *ŋipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.
ngipin (Tagalog): tooth; toothlike part of a saw, comb, etc
Definitions
- tooth; toothlike part of a saw, comb, etc
Ancestry of “ngipin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *ŋipən | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | nipən | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | nipən | tooth |