Where does “kadaupang-palad” come from?

kadaupang-palad (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Palad, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj — palm of the hand.

kadaupang-palad (Tagalog): friend; constant companion

Definitions

  1. friend; constant companion

Ancestry of “kadaupang-palad”, step by step

kadaupang-palad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Palad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogPaladmostly concentrated in Bulacan, Quezon and Laguna
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*palajpalm of the hand

via Tagalog kadaupan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkadaupan—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj →Every word from Tagalog Palad →