Where does “ikog” come from?

ikog (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayic *ikuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ — tail.

ikog (Tagalog): haft or handle of a knife, dagger, or the like

Definitions

  1. haft or handle of a knife, dagger, or the like

Ancestry of “ikog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*ikuʀ—
2Proto-Austronesian*ikuʀtail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ikuʀ →