Where does “talakugon” come from?

talakugon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kugon, from Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.

talakugon (Cebuano): the Mindanao shrew rat (Crunomys melanius)

Definitions

  1. the Mindanao shrew rat (Crunomys melanius)

Ancestry of “talakugon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokugoncogon grass; any of several perennial rhizomatous...
2Proto-Philippine*guʀun—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*guʀun—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun →Every word from Proto-Philippine *guʀun →Every word from Cebuano kugon →
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