Where does “dahon og lapad” come from?
dahon og lapad (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dahon, from Proto-Philippine dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
dahon og lapad (Cebuano): To flourish financially; to improve one's economic situation
Definitions
- To flourish financially; to improve one's economic situation
Ancestry of “dahon og lapad”, step by step
dahon og lapad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano dahon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | dahon | leaf |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | dahun | leaf |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |
via Cebuano og
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | og | Indefinite article, used as object marker for... |