Where does “paradakop” come from?

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

Ancestry of “paradakop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraldakop—
2Proto-Philippinedakəp—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace
4Proto-Austronesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace
Every word from Proto-Austronesian dakəp →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dakəp →Every word from Proto-Philippine dakəp →
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