Where does “tanghali” come from?
tanghali (Tagalog) comes from Malay tengah hari, from Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.
tanghali (Tagalog): noon, noontime
Definitions
- noon, noontime
Ancestry of “tanghali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tengah hari | noon |
| 2 | Malay | hari | day |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | ari | day |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | waʀi | day |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | waʀi | day; sun; to dry |