Where does “dakbatlag” come from?

dakbatlag (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano dako, from Tagalog daktao — great man.

dakbatlag (Tagalog): truck

Definitions

  1. truck

Ancestry of “dakbatlag”, step by step

dakbatlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano dako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanodakoAn adult, a grown up; A single one-centavo coin;...
2Tagalogdaktaogreat man

via Tagalog batlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbatlagwooden roller
Every word from Tagalog daktao →Every word from Cebuano dako →