Etymology Explorer › Cebuano

Where does “utok bolinaw” come from?

utok bolinaw (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano utok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak.

utok bolinaw (Cebuano): someone who is not intelligent; a birdbrain; a...

Definitions

  1. someone who is not intelligent; a birdbrain; a...

Ancestry of “utok bolinaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoutokthe brain; acumen; intelligence
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qutak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak →