Where does β€œsawsaw-suka” come from?

sawsaw-suka (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog suka, from Malay cuka, from Maharastri Prakrit π‘€˜π‘€Όπ‘€“π‘†π‘€“, from Sanskrit ΰ€šΰ₯ΰ€•ΰ₯ΰ€° β€” vinegar; sourness; fruit vinegar.

sawsaw-suka (Tagalog): a two-player game where the first player tries to tap their finger into the second player's open palm and the second player will then try to catch the first player's finger after chanting β€œsawsaw-suka, mahuli taya”

Definitions

  1. a two-player game where the first player tries to tap their finger into the second player's open palm and the second player will then try to catch the first player's finger after chanting β€œsawsaw-suka, mahuli taya”

Ancestry of β€œsawsaw-suka”, step by step

sawsaw-suka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog suka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsukaact of vomiting; emesis; vomit; spew; vinegar
2Malaycukasoured wine, vinegar; vinegar, sour; vinegar
3Maharastri Prakritπ‘€˜π‘€Όπ‘€“π‘†π‘€“β€”
4Sanskritΰ€šΰ₯ΰ€•ΰ₯ΰ€°vinegar; sourness; fruit vinegar

via Tagalog sawsaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsawsawdipping into water as of one's limbs, etc
2Proto-Philippine*sawsΓ‘wβ€”
Every word from Sanskrit ΰ€šΰ₯ΰ€•ΰ₯ΰ€° β†’Every word from Maharastri Prakrit π‘€˜π‘€Όπ‘€“π‘†π‘€“ β†’Every word from Malay cuka β†’