Where does “hikot sa duldol” come from?

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

hikot sa duldol (Cebuano): to be treated as insane or mentally deranged]]; a phrase used when someone is acting completely out of their mind, erratic, or unmanageable due to extreme love, obsession, jealousy, or intoxication

Definitions

  1. to be treated as insane or mentally deranged]]; a phrase used when someone is acting completely out of their mind, erratic, or unmanageable due to extreme love, obsession, jealousy, or intoxication

Ancestry of “hikot sa duldol”, step by step

hikot sa duldol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano sa

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

via Cebuano hikot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohikota bind; a tie; a binding; To knot, to tie a knot
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa