Where does “gigukod sa gunting” come from?

gigukod sa gunting (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

gigukod sa gunting (Cebuano): badly in need of a haircut; having excessively long or overgrown hair

Definitions

  1. badly in need of a haircut; having excessively long or overgrown hair

Ancestry of “gigukod sa gunting”, step by step

gigukod sa gunting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaof
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Cebuano gunting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoguntingscissors; a pair of scissors; a hand with the...
2Malayguntingscissors (tool used for cutting)

via Cebuano gukod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogukodto chase; to chase after
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →