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Where does “tunay” come from?

tunay (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tunay.

tunay (Tagalog): true; correct; exact; real; genuine; meaningful;...

Definitions

  1. true; correct; exact; real; genuine; meaningful;...

Ancestry of “tunay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantunay—

Words derived from “tunay”

  • patunay
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tunay →