Where does “kalapokan” come from?

kalapokan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central ka- -an.

Ancestry of “kalapokan”, step by step

kalapokan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an

via Bikol Central lapok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallapok
Every word from Bikol Central ka- -an