Where does “lamok” come from?

lamok (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

lamok (Tagalog): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “lamok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelamuk—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

Words derived from “lamok”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Philippine lamuk →