Where does “ikapuo” come from?
ikapuo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ikapuwo, from Tagalog puo, from German Puwo, from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt — dog.
Ancestry of “ikapuo”, step by step
ikapuo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ikapuwo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ikapuwo | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | puo | — |
| 3 | German | Puwo | an experimental hybrid of poodle and wolf |
| 4 | German | Pudel | poodle |
| 5 | German | Pudelhund | poodle |
| 6 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 7 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 8 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Tagalog pu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pu | ten |