Where does “lalaki” come from?
lalaki (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog laki, from Proto-Philippine *dakəl.
lalaki (Tagalog): man; boy; guy; a male human who is adolescent or...
Definitions
- man; boy; guy; a male human who is adolescent or...
Ancestry of “lalaki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | laki | size |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *dakəl | — |