Where does “tungaan” come from?

tungaan (Tausug) comes from Tausug tunga', from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian teŋaq.

tungaan (Tausug): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “tungaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugtunga'half
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianteŋaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian teŋaq →Every word from Tausug tunga' →