Where does “pako” come from?

pako (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku — bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum.

pako (Bikol Central): nail; the vegetable fern

Definitions

  1. nail; the vegetable fern

Ancestry of “pako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pakufern
2Proto-Austronesian*pahəkubracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku →
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