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Where does “tagatuhod” come from?

tagatuhod (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tuhod, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian tuduS — knee.

tagatuhod (Cebuano): knee-deep; reaching up to the knees; knee-high

Definitions

  1. knee-deep; reaching up to the knees; knee-high

Ancestry of “tagatuhod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotuhodthe knee; the joint or the region of the joint in...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuhudknee
3Proto-AustronesiantuduSknee
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