Where does “Igorotak” come from?

Igorotak (Ilocano) comes from Ilocano -ak, from Proto-Philippine *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku, from Proto-Austronesian aku.

Igorotak (Ilocano): I am an Igorot

Definitions

  1. I am an Igorot

Ancestry of “Igorotak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ilocano-akFirst-person singular absolutive enclitic pronoun; I, me
2Proto-Philippine*aku—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianaku—
4Proto-Austronesianaku—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aku →