Where does “utak” come from?

utak (Bikol Central) comes from Tagalog utak, from Kapampangan utak — brain.

Ancestry of “utak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogutakbrain
2Kapampanganutakbrain
Every word from Kapampangan utak →Every word from Tagalog utak →
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