Where does “gidak-on” come from?

gidak-on (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dako, from Tagalog daktao — great man.

gidak-on (Cebuano): size

Definitions

  1. size

Ancestry of “gidak-on”, step by step

gidak-on traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano dako

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

via Cebuano gi- -on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogi- -on—
Every word from Tagalog daktao →Every word from Cebuano dako →