Where does “tulak” come from?

tulak (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak — to push away; shove; repel.

tulak (Cebuano): to push; to move (something) with the arm

Definitions

  1. to push; to move (something) with the arm

Ancestry of “tulak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tulakto push away; shove; repel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak