Where does “maghamoy sa tudlo” come from?
maghamoy sa tudlo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
Ancestry of “maghamoy sa tudlo”, step by step
maghamoy sa tudlo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano sa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | sa | of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Cebuano tudlo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | tudlo | a finger; to point; to teach, to tutor, to coach |