Where does “dukot” come from?
dukot (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəkət, from Proto-Austronesian dəkət.
Ancestry of “dukot”, step by step
dukot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəkət
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dəkət | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | dəkət | — |
via Proto-Philippine *dúkut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *dúkut | — |