Where does “manakal” come from?

manakal (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sakal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Cəkəl.

manakal (Tagalog): to strangle; to choke

Definitions

  1. to strangle; to choke

Ancestry of “manakal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsakalchoked; strangled; very tight
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCəkəl—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Cəkəl →Every word from Tagalog sakal →