Where does “pamatay-kulisap” come from?

pamatay-kulisap (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kulisap — insect especially a tiny one.

pamatay-kulisap (Tagalog): insecticide

Definitions

  1. insecticide

Ancestry of “pamatay-kulisap”, step by step

pamatay-kulisap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kulisap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkulisapinsect especially a tiny one

via Tagalog pamatay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpamatay
Every word from Tagalog kulisap
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