Where does “malabuhok” come from?

malabuhok (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog buhok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

malabuhok (Tagalog): hair-like; hair-like grass

Definitions

  1. hair-like; hair-like grass

Ancestry of “malabuhok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhokhair
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
3Proto-AustronesianbukəShair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →Every word from Tagalog buhok →
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