Where does “lamok” come from?
lamok (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.
lamok (Tagalog): mosquito
Ancestry of “lamok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | lamuk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ñamuk | mosquito |