Where does “nagpadako lang sa itlog” come from?

nagpadako lang sa itlog (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

nagpadako lang sa itlog (Cebuano): to do absolutely nothing; to be completely idle, lazy, or useless; to sit around with one's thumb up one's ass. It is used to scathe individuals who refuse to contribute, work, or help out while others around them do the heavy lifting

Definitions

  1. to do absolutely nothing; to be completely idle, lazy, or useless; to sit around with one's thumb up one's ass. It is used to scathe individuals who refuse to contribute, work, or help out while others around them do the heavy lifting

Ancestry of “nagpadako lang sa itlog”, step by step

nagpadako lang sa itlog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaof
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Cebuano itlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoitlogan egg; a testicle or the testicles; an ovum
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəluʀegg
3Proto-AustronesianqiCəluʀegg
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →