Where does “hakopa” come from?

hakopa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hakop — a handful; to clasp; to grasp.

hakopa (Cebuano): second/third-person imperative of hakop

Definitions

  1. second/third-person imperative of hakop

Ancestry of “hakopa”, step by step

hakopa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano hakop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohakopa handful; to clasp; to grasp

via Cebuano a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoa
Every word from Cebuano hakop