Where does “panainga” come from?

panainga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tainga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian Caliŋa — ear.

panainga (Tagalog): earring

Definitions

  1. earring

Ancestry of “panainga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaingaear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaliŋaear
3Proto-AustronesianCaliŋaear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caliŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taliŋa →Every word from Tagalog tainga →