Where does “tuwid” come from?
tuwid (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid.
tuwid (Tagalog): straight; not bent nor crooked as of a line, rope, etc
Definitions
- straight; not bent nor crooked as of a line, rope, etc
Ancestry of “tuwid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *tuqlid | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tuq(ə)lid | — |