Where does “tasik” come from?

tasik (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik — sea; saltwater.

tasik (Tagalog): saltwater filtered through sand in the process of...

Definitions

  1. saltwater filtered through sand in the process of...

Ancestry of “tasik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinetasiksaltwater; sea
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantasiksea; saltwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasikEvery word from Proto-Philippine tasik