Where does “paputok” come from?
paputok (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa-.
paputok (Tagalog): firecracker
Ancestry of “paputok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | pa- | "adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of... |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | pa- | — |