Where does “betis-lalaki” come from?

betis-lalaki (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lalaki, from Tagalog laki, from Proto-Philippine *dakəl.

betis-lalaki (Tagalog): betis, a threatened species of tree with hard wood, that can be made as planks

Definitions

  1. betis, a threatened species of tree with hard wood, that can be made as planks

Ancestry of “betis-lalaki”, step by step

betis-lalaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lalaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglalakiman; boy; guy; a male human who is adolescent or...
2Tagaloglakisize
3Proto-Philippine*dakəl—

via Tagalog betis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbetisbetis, a threatened species of tree with hard wood that can be made as planks
Every word from Proto-Philippine *dakəl →Every word from Tagalog laki →Every word from Tagalog lalaki →