Where does “lantaw og layag” come from?
lantaw og layag (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano layag, from Proto-Philippine layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.
lantaw og layag (Cebuano): to sit idly by and watch others work without offering assistance; to be a "spectator" while everyone else is busy laboring
Definitions
- to sit idly by and watch others work without offering assistance; to be a "spectator" while everyone else is busy laboring
Ancestry of “lantaw og layag”, step by step
lantaw og layag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano layag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | layag | a sail; a piece of fabric attached to a boat and... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | layaʀ | sail |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | layaʀ | sail |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | layaʀ | sail |
via Cebuano og
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | og | Indefinite article, used as object marker for... |