Where does “doble-kayod” come from?
doble-kayod (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog doble, from Spanish doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
doble-kayod (Tagalog): working harder than usual
Definitions
- working harder than usual
Ancestry of “doble-kayod”, step by step
doble-kayod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog doble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | doble | double; twofold; twice as much |
| 2 | Spanish | doble | double; twofold; double, twice as much |
| 3 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |
via Tagalog kayod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kayod | act of scraping or rubbing out with a knife |