Where does “dakong tai” come from?

dakong tai (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqi, from Proto-Austronesian Caqi.

dakong tai (Cebuano): a person of high status, rank or title

Definitions

  1. a person of high status, rank or title

Ancestry of “dakong tai”, step by step

dakong tai traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotaifeces; dung; animal excrement; despicable
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqiexcrement, feces
3Proto-AustronesianCaqi—

via Cebuano dako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanodakoAn adult, a grown up; A single one-centavo coin;...
2Tagalogdaktaogreat man

via Cebuano nga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanongaExpressing substance, composition; Expressing...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqi →Every word from Cebuano tai →