Where does “gotch” come from?
gotch (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tulog, from Proto-Philippine *tuduʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuduʀ, from Proto-Austronesian tuduʀ — to sleep.
gotch (Cebuano): to sleep
Ancestry of “gotch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | tulog | to sleep; sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *tuduʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuduʀ | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | tuduʀ | to sleep |