Where does “daklunsod” come from?

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

daklunsod (Tagalog): megapolis; metropolis

Definitions

  1. megapolis; metropolis

Ancestry of “daklunsod”, step by step

daklunsod 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 lungsod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglungsodcity
2Cebuanolungsoda town
Every word from Tagalog daktao →Every word from Cebuano dako →