Where does “daksipat” come from?
daksipat (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano dako, from Tagalog daktao — great man.
daksipat (Tagalog): telescope
Definitions
- telescope
Ancestry of “daksipat”, step by step
daksipat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano dako
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | dako | An adult, a grown up; A single one-centavo coin;... |
| 2 | Tagalog | daktao | great man |
via Tagalog sipat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | sipat | aiming at a target with a gun, etc |