Where does “dakop” come from?

dakop (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine dakəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian dakəp — to catch; to seize; to embrace.

Ancestry of “dakop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinedakəp—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace
3Proto-Austronesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace

Words derived from “dakop”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian dakəp →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dakəp →Every word from Proto-Philippine dakəp →
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