Where does “hinakot” come from?

hinakot (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hakot, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakut, from Proto-Austronesian *SakuC — to transport through repeated trips.

hinakot (Cebuano): Water in a barrel and other similar containers...

Definitions

  1. Water in a barrel and other similar containers...

Ancestry of “hinakot”, step by step

hinakot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano hakot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohakotto fetch, haul or transport an item, especially...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hakuttransport piecemeal or through repeated trips
3Proto-Austronesian*SakuCto transport through repeated trips

via Tagalog takot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtakotafraid; fear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantakutto fear
3Proto-Austronesiantakutto fear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *SakuC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakut →Every word from Cebuano hakot →