Where does “kadakulan” come from?

kadakulan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central dakol, from Proto-Philippine *dakəl.

Ancestry of “kadakulan”, step by step

kadakulan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central dakol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraldakol—
2Proto-Philippine*dakəl—

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *dakəl →Every word from Bikol Central dakol →