Where does “luklok” come from?

luklok (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk — to sit; be seated.

luklok (Tagalog): assumption of a position; taking over of an office of an official, minister, etc

Definitions

  1. assumption of a position; taking over of an office of an official, minister, etc

Ancestry of “luklok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*dukdukto sit; be seated

Words derived from “luklok

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk
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