Where does “askal” come from?

askal (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog aso, from Proto-Philippine asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.

askal (Tagalog): stray dog

Definitions

  1. stray dog

Ancestry of “askal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogasodog; smoke; vapor; steam
2Proto-Philippineasudog
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
4Proto-Austronesianasudog animal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu →Every word from Proto-Philippine asu →