Where does “ngiping-leon” come from?

ngiping-leon (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ngipin, from Proto-Philippine *ŋipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

ngiping-leon (Tagalog): dandelion

Definitions

  1. dandelion

Ancestry of “ngiping-leon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogngipintooth; toothlike part of a saw, comb, etc
2Proto-Philippine*ŋipəntooth
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
4Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ŋipən →