Where does “beki” come from?
beki (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bakla, from Spanish -a, from Old Spanish -a.
beki (Tagalog): a gay; a male homosexual
Ancestry of “beki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bakla | effeminate man; fag; gay male; hermaphrodite |
| 2 | Spanish | -a | -ess used to form feminine singular nouns; used... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | -a | — |