Where does “sabunutan” come from?

sabunutan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sabunot, from Tagalog bunot — coconut husk.

sabunutan (Tagalog): to be pulled or grabbed by the hair

Definitions

  1. to be pulled or grabbed by the hair

Ancestry of “sabunutan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsabunotact of pulling or grabbing someone by their hair
2Tagalogbunotcoconut husk
Every word from Tagalog bunot →Every word from Tagalog sabunot →