Where does “paputok” come from?

paputok (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

paputok (Tagalog): firecracker

Definitions

  1. firecracker

Ancestry of “paputok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
2Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →