Where does “lakihan” come from?

lakihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog laki, from Proto-Philippine *dakəl.

lakihan (Tagalog): to enlarge; to make bigger

Definitions

  1. to enlarge; to make bigger

Ancestry of “lakihan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglakisize
2Proto-Philippine*dakəl—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *dakəl →Every word from Tagalog laki →
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