Where does “patinig” come from?

patinig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tinig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian teneR — sound, voice.

patinig (Tagalog): vowel

Definitions

  1. vowel

Ancestry of “patinig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtinigvoice; tone; intonation; expression of opinion,...
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianteneRsound, voice

Words derived from “patinig”

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