Where does “lampas-tuhod” come from?

lampas-tuhod (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tuhod, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian tuduS — knee.

lampas-tuhod (Tagalog): knee-deep usually of water

Definitions

  1. knee-deep usually of water

Ancestry of “lampas-tuhod”, step by step

lampas-tuhod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tuhod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtuhodknee
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuhudknee
3Proto-AustronesiantuduSknee

via Tagalog lampas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglampasgone past; past; exceeded; surpassed
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuduS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud →Every word from Tagalog tuhod →