Where does “ngumuya” come from?

ngumuya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog nguya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋuyaq.

ngumuya (Tagalog): to chew; to masticate; complete aspect of ngumuya

Definitions

  1. to chew; to masticate; complete aspect of ngumuya

Ancestry of “ngumuya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalognguyachew; mastication
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianŋuyaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋuyaq →Every word from Tagalog nguya →