Where does “kapit-tuko” come from?

kapit-tuko (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kapit — grip; hold; to hold; to grip.

kapit-tuko (Tagalog): Alternative form of kapit tuko

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kapit tuko

Ancestry of “kapit-tuko”, step by step

kapit-tuko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kapit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkapitgrip; hold; to hold; to grip

via Tagalog tuko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtukotokay gecko; measles; chicken pox; varicella
Every word from Tagalog kapit