Where does “anak ng tinapa” come from?

anak ng tinapa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tinapa, from Tagalog tapa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapa, from Proto-Austronesian *Capa — to smoke fish or meat for preservation.

anak ng tinapa (Tagalog): an expression of "shock" or "amazement"

Definitions

  1. an expression of "shock" or "amazement"

Ancestry of “anak ng tinapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtinapasmoked fish
2Tagalogtapajerked meat; jerky especially beef or pork
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tapato smoke fish or meat for preservation
4Proto-Austronesian*Capato smoke fish or meat for preservation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Capa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapa →Every word from Tagalog tapa →