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Where does “nognog” come from?

nognog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sunog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ.

nognog (Tagalog): dark-skinned

Definitions

  1. dark-skinned

Ancestry of “nognog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsunogburnt; fire; destructive burning; fire!
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sunuʀ—
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