Where does “lamok” come from?

lamok (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

lamok (Cebuano): a mosquito; to expose oneself to mosquitoes; to...

Definitions

  1. a mosquito; to expose oneself to mosquitoes; to...

Ancestry of “lamok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelamuk—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Philippine lamuk →