Where does “dagang-puti” come from?

dagang-puti (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog puti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putiq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

dagang-puti (Tagalog): guinea pig

Definitions

  1. guinea pig

Ancestry of “dagang-puti”, step by step

dagang-puti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog puti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogputiwhite; white; Caucasian
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianputiqwhite
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Tagalog daga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdagarat; mouse
2Spanishdagadagger
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putiq →Every word from Tagalog puti →
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