Where does “hinguko” come from?

hinguko (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kuko, from Proto-Philippine kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

hinguko (Cebuano): to trim the fingernails or toenails

Definitions

  1. to trim the fingernails or toenails

Ancestry of “hinguko”, step by step

hinguko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kuko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokukoa fingernail; a toenail; a claw; a talon
2Proto-Philippinekukuhnail
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
4Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail

via Bikol Central kuko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralkukonail

Words derived from “hinguko”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Proto-Philippine kukuh →
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