Where does “lakin-on” come from?

lakin-on (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki.

lakin-on (Cebuano): butch, lesbian; A homosexual female

Definitions

  1. butch, lesbian; A homosexual female

Ancestry of “lakin-on”, step by step

lakin-on traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolakimale
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laki—

via Cebuano n-on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanon-on—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki →Every word from Cebuano laki →