Where does “palagtiki” come from?

palagtiki (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano palad, from Proto-Austronesian pálag.

palagtiki (Cebuano): Indian goosegrass

Definitions

  1. Indian goosegrass

Ancestry of “palagtiki”, step by step

palagtiki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano palad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopaladthe palm of the hand; the Indian goosegrass; the...
2Proto-Austronesianpálag

via Cebuano tiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotikithe common house gecko; a gecko; any lizard of...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pálagEvery word from Cebuano palad