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Where does “dakəp” come from?

dakəp (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian dakəp — to catch; to seize; to embrace.

Ancestry of “dakəp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace
2Proto-Austronesiandakəpto catch; to seize; to embrace

Words derived from “dakəp”

  • dakopdakop
  • dakpa
  • dakpan
  • dakop
Every word from Proto-Austronesian dakəp →