Where does “makatunok” come from?

makatunok (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tunok, from Proto-Philippine *tənək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənək, from Proto-Austronesian Cənək — thorn.

makatunok (Cebuano): piercing; that pierces

Definitions

  1. piercing; that pierces

Ancestry of “makatunok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotunoka spine; a pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or...
2Proto-Philippine*tənək—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tənəkthorn
4Proto-AustronesianCənəkthorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cənək →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənək →Every word from Proto-Philippine *tənək →
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