Where does “lalakinin” come from?

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

lalakinin (Tagalog): tomboy

Definitions

  1. tomboy

Ancestry of “lalakinin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglalakiman; boy; guy; a male human who is adolescent or...
2Tagaloglakisize
3Proto-Philippine*dakəl—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *dakəl →Every word from Tagalog laki →Every word from Tagalog lalaki →