Where does “lakdawkaphay” come from?

lakdawkaphay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kaphay, from Tagalog sangkap, from Proto-Philippine *saŋkap.

lakdawkaphay (Tagalog): metaplasm

Definitions

  1. metaplasm

Ancestry of “lakdawkaphay”, step by step

lakdawkaphay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kaphay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkaphayplasma
2Tagalogsangkapingredient
3Proto-Philippine*saŋkap—

via Tagalog lakdaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglakdawstep; movement of feet in walking
Every word from Proto-Philippine *saŋkap →Every word from Tagalog sangkap →Every word from Tagalog kaphay →