Where does “tangin” come from?

tangin (Western Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *taŋaːn, from Proto-Malayic taŋan — hand.

tangin (Western Cham): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “tangin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*taŋaːn—
2Proto-Malayictaŋanhand
Every word from Proto-Malayic taŋan →Every word from Proto-Chamic *taŋaːn →
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