Where does “takaw-apoy” come from?

takaw-apoy (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog takaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takaw, from Proto-Austronesian Cakaw.

takaw-apoy (Tagalog): inflammable; combustible

Definitions

  1. inflammable; combustible

Ancestry of “takaw-apoy”, step by step

takaw-apoy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog takaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtakawgluttony; excess in eating; greed
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantakawto steal
3Proto-AustronesianCakaw—

via Tagalog apoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogapoyfire
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
3Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cakaw →