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
Ancestry of “makatunok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | tunok | a spine; a pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *tənək | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tənək | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Cənək | thorn |