Where does “cogon” come from?
cogon (English) comes from Spanish cogón, from Tagalog kugon, from Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.
cogon (English): Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of...
Definitions
- Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of...
Ancestry of “cogon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cogón | cogon grass; kunai grass, Imperata cylindrica |
| 2 | Tagalog | kugon | cogon grass, especially of the "Imperata... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *guʀun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *guʀun | — |
Words derived from “cogon”