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Where does “takanakuy” come from?

takanakuy (English) comes from Quechua takanakuy, from Quechua -naku, from Kapampangan na, from Kapampangan nanu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anu, from Proto-Austronesian (na-)nu — what.

takanakuy (English): A traditional annual fighting event held on 25...

Definitions

  1. A traditional annual fighting event held on 25...

Ancestry of “takanakuy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1QuechuatakanakuyA traditional annual fighting event held on 25...
2Quechua-nakuIndicates a reciprocal action
3Kapampanganna—
4Kapampangannanuwhat
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananuwhat?
6Proto-Austronesian(na-)nuwhat
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