Where does “tamis-anghang” come from?

tamis-anghang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tamis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taq(ə)mis.

tamis-anghang (Tagalog): sweet-and-spicy

Definitions

  1. sweet-and-spicy

Ancestry of “tamis-anghang”, step by step

tamis-anghang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tamis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtamissweetness
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaq(ə)mis—

via Tagalog anghang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganghangspiciness; hotness of flavor; sharpness in taste...
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