Where does “tungkaon” come from?

tungkaon (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tungka, from Proto-Philippine *tuŋkaq.

Ancestry of “tungkaon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltungka—
2Proto-Philippine*tuŋkaq—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *tuŋkaq →Every word from Bikol Central tungka →
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