Where does “likhang-kamay” come from?

likhang-kamay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kamay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay — hand.

likhang-kamay (Tagalog): handicraft

Definitions

  1. handicraft

Ancestry of “likhang-kamay”, step by step

likhang-kamay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kamay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkamayhand; something that resembles a human hand;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kamayhand
3Proto-Austronesian*kamayhand

via Tagalog likha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglikhamaking; production of something
2Sanskritलेखाline, streak; stroke, furrow, row, stripe;...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kamay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay →Every word from Tagalog kamay →