Where does “punukala” come from?

punukala (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog akala, from Sanskrit आकार, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

Ancestry of “punukala”, step by step

punukala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog akala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogakalapresumption; surmise; assumption; thinking
2Sanskritआकारthe letter 'ā'; appearance; manner
3Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Tagalog Puno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogPunotree
2Proto-Philippinepənuq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpənuq—
4Proto-AustronesianpəNuqfull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →