Where does “manok” come from?

manok (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manok (Tagalog): chicken; bet

Definitions

  1. chicken; bet

Ancestry of “manok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
2Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken

Words derived from “manok

Every word from Proto-Austronesian manukEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk