Where does “kadagkoan” come from?

kadagkoan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dagko, from Cebuano dako, from Tagalog daktao — great man.

kadagkoan (Cebuano): higher office

Definitions

  1. higher office

Ancestry of “kadagkoan”, step by step

kadagkoan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano dagko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodagkoplural of dako
2CebuanodakoAn adult, a grown up; A single one-centavo coin;...
3Tagalogdaktaogreat man

via Cebuano ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Tagalog daktao →Every word from Cebuano dako →Every word from Cebuano dagko →