Where does “boses-pekpek” come from?

boses-pekpek (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog boses, from Spanish voces, from Latin voces — nominative plural of vōx; accusative plural of...

boses-pekpek (Tagalog): having a very shrill voice

Definitions

  1. having a very shrill voice

Ancestry of “boses-pekpek”, step by step

boses-pekpek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog boses

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbosesvoice
2Spanishvocesplural of voz
3Latinvocesnominative plural of vōx; accusative plural of...

via Tagalog pekpek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpekpekvagina; female genital organ
Every word from Latin vocesEvery word from Spanish vocesEvery word from Tagalog boses