Where does “jack kamunggay” come from?

jack kamunggay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kamunggay, from Tamil முருங்கை — moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree.

jack kamunggay (Cebuano): the knave of clubs

Definitions

  1. the knave of clubs

Ancestry of “jack kamunggay”, step by step

jack kamunggay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kamunggay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokamunggayhorseradish tree (Moringa oleifera)
2Tamilமுருங்கைmoringa, drumstick, horseradish tree

via Cebuano jack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanojack—
Every word from Tamil முருங்கை →Every word from Cebuano kamunggay →