Where does “dakopdakop” come from?

dakopdakop (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dakop, from Proto-Philippine dakəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian dakəp — to catch; to seize; to embrace.

dakopdakop (Cebuano): the game of tag

Definitions

  1. the game of tag

Ancestry of “dakopdakop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodakopto catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize
2Proto-Philippinedakəp—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace
4Proto-Austronesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace
Every word from Proto-Austronesian dakəp →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dakəp →Every word from Proto-Philippine dakəp →