Where does “dagkong tae” come from?
dagkong tae (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dagko, from Cebuano dako, from Tagalog daktao — great man.
dagkong tae (Cebuano): a person of high status, rank or title
Definitions
- a person of high status, rank or title
Ancestry of “dagkong tae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | dagko | plural of dako |
| 2 | Cebuano | dako | An adult, a grown up; A single one-centavo coin;... |
| 3 | Tagalog | daktao | great man |