Where does “lakas” come from?
lakas (Tagalog) comes from Malay lekas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas.
lakas (Tagalog): strength; power; force; loudness; volume;...
Definitions
- strength; power; force; loudness; volume;...
Ancestry of “lakas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | lekas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ləkas | — |
Words derived from “lakas”