Where does “tanghalian” come from?

tanghalian (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tanghali, from Malay tengah hari, from Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

tanghalian (Tagalog): lunch

Definitions

  1. lunch

Ancestry of “tanghalian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtanghalinoon, noontime
2Malaytengah harinoon
3Malayhariday
4Proto-Malayicariday
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
6Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry

Words derived from “tanghalian”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayic ari →
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