Where does “gatpuno” come from?

gatpuno (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Puno, from Proto-Philippine pənuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian pəNuq — full.

gatpuno (Tagalog): mayor

Definitions

  1. mayor

Ancestry of “gatpuno”, step by step

gatpuno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Puno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogPunotree
2Proto-Philippinepənuq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpənuq—
4Proto-AustronesianpəNuqfull

via Tagalog Gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogGathistorical title of nobility for a man of recognized prominence or greatness, especially of Philippine heroes: Lord; Sir used before a name
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pəNuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pənuq →Every word from Proto-Philippine pənuq →