Where does “hinuhod” come from?

hinuhod (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tuhod, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian tuduS — knee.

hinuhod (Tagalog): acquiescence; complacency; letting someone do as one wants even if initially unwanted, to avoid more fuss or arguments

Definitions

  1. acquiescence; complacency; letting someone do as one wants even if initially unwanted, to avoid more fuss or arguments

Ancestry of “hinuhod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtuhodknee
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuhudknee
3Proto-AustronesiantuduSknee

Words derived from “hinuhod”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuduS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud →Every word from Tagalog tuhod →