Where does “lakang” come from?
lakang (Cebuano) comes from Danish lakaj, from German Lakai, from French laquais, from Spanish lacayo, from Italian lacchè — lackey.
lakang (Cebuano): to step over
Ancestry of “lakang”, step by step
lakang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lakaj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | lakaj | lackey, footman, flunkey, henchman |
| 2 | German | Lakai | lackey |
| 3 | French | laquais | footman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge |
| 4 | Spanish | lacayo | lackey |
| 5 | Italian | lacchè | lackey |
via Cebuano in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | in | — |
| 2 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |