Where does “tugsay” come from?
tugsay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tulog, from Proto-Philippine *tuduʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuduʀ, from Proto-Austronesian tuduʀ — to sleep.
tugsay (Cebuano): to sleep early
Ancestry of “tugsay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | tulog | to sleep; sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *tuduʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuduʀ | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | tuduʀ | to sleep |