Where does “pananong” come from?

pananong (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tanong, from Malay tenung — to gaze fixedly; to stare.

pananong (Tagalog): question mark

Definitions

  1. question mark

Ancestry of “pananong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtanongquestion
2Malaytenungto gaze fixedly; to stare
Every word from Malay tenung →Every word from Tagalog tanong →
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