Where does “nognog” come from?
nognog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sunog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ.
nognog (Tagalog): dark-skinned
Ancestry of “nognog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | sunog | burnt; fire; destructive burning; fire! |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sunuʀ | — |