Where does “pandak” come from?

pandak (Chavacano) comes from Cebuano pandak, from Malay pendek, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pandak.

pandak (Chavacano): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “pandak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopandakshort and stout
2Malaypendekshort
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pandak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pandak →Every word from Malay pendek →Every word from Cebuano pandak →