Where does “putig itlog” come from?

putig itlog (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano itlog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ — egg.

putig itlog (Cebuano): a coward

Definitions

  1. a coward

Ancestry of “putig itlog”, step by step

putig itlog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano itlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoitlogan egg; a testicle or the testicles; an ovum
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəluʀegg
3Proto-AustronesianqiCəluʀegg

via Cebuano puti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoputibright and colourless; reflecting equal...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Cebuano og

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoogIndefinite article, used as object marker for...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ →Every word from Cebuano itlog →