Where does “lamang-kati” come from?
lamang-kati (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kati, from Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி, from Tamil கட்டு, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- — to tie.
lamang-kati (Tagalog): meat found in land as opposed to seafood
Definitions
- meat found in land as opposed to seafood
Ancestry of “lamang-kati”, step by step
lamang-kati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog kati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kati | itch; itchiness |
| 2 | Malay | kati | A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol,... |
| 3 | Tamil | கட்டி | clod, lump, concretion; anything hardened, coagulated |
| 4 | Tamil | கட்டு | to tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *kaṭ- | to tie |
via Tagalog laman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | laman | Contents; Flesh, whether human or animal;... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *lamán | — |