Where does “katupad” come from?

katupad (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tupad, from Proto-Philippine *tupaj.

katupad (Cebuano): The person beside or next to another

Definitions

  1. The person beside or next to another

Ancestry of “katupad”, step by step

katupad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tupad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotupadbeside; next to; at the side of; alongside; along...
2Proto-Philippine*tupaj—

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *tupaj →Every word from Cebuano tupad →