Where does “tinga” come from?
tinga (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiŋah, from Proto-Austronesian CiŋaS.
tinga (Tagalog): bits of food or foreign matter lodged between the...
Definitions
- bits of food or foreign matter lodged between the...
Ancestry of “tinga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tiŋah | food particles caught between the teeth |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | CiŋaS | — |
Words derived from “tinga”