Where does “gak” come from?
gak (Cebuano) comes from English gac, from Vietnamese gấc — gac.
gak (Cebuano): the spiny bitter gourd
Ancestry of “gak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | gac | The Southeast Asian fruit Momordica... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | gấc | gac |