Where does “ilakas” come from?

ilakas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lakas, from Malay lekas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas — quick.

ilakas (Tagalog): to be strengthened

Definitions

  1. to be strengthened

Ancestry of “ilakas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglakasstrength; power; force; loudness; volume;...
2MalaylekasQuickly or fast
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ləkasquick
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas →Every word from Malay lekas →Every word from Tagalog lakas →