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

  1. tooth; toothlike part of a saw, comb, etc

Ancestry of “ngipin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*ŋipəntooth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
3Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth

Words derived from “ngipin”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ŋipən →