Where does “katol” come from?

katol (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl.

katol (Cebuano): a mosquito coil; itchy; antsy, fidgety

Definitions

  1. a mosquito coil; itchy; antsy, fidgety

Ancestry of “katol”, step by step

katol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gatəlitchy
2Proto-Austronesian*gaCəl—

via Japanese かとり

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseかとり—

Words derived from “katol”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl →