Where does “tangizi” come from?

tangizi (Uneapa) comes from Proto-Oceanic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

tangizi (Uneapa): to cry, weep

Definitions

  1. to cry, weep

Ancestry of “tangizi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
3Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taŋis →