Where does “queen kamunggay” come from?

queen kamunggay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kamunggay, from Tamil முருங்கை — moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree.

queen kamunggay (Cebuano): the queen of clubs

Definitions

  1. the queen of clubs

Ancestry of “queen kamunggay”, step by step

queen kamunggay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kamunggay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokamunggayhorseradish tree (Moringa oleifera)
2Tamilமுருங்கைmoringa, drumstick, horseradish tree

via Cebuano queen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoqueen—
Every word from Tamil முருங்கை →Every word from Cebuano kamunggay →