Where does “mandukot” come from?

mandukot (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dukot, from Proto-Philippine *dúkut.

mandukot (Tagalog): to pickpocket

Definitions

  1. to pickpocket

Ancestry of “mandukot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdukotact of drawing out something from a pocket or bag
2Proto-Philippine*dúkut
Every word from Proto-Philippine *dúkutEvery word from Tagalog dukot