Where does “manokon” come from?

manokon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Manok, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manokon (Cebuano): strabismus; cock-eyed, wall-eyed

Definitions

  1. strabismus; cock-eyed, wall-eyed

Ancestry of “manokon”, step by step

manokon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano Manok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoManokthe constellation Cygnus
2Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken

via Cebuano on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian manuk →Every word from Cebuano Manok →