Where does “tulog-manok” come from?

tulog-manok (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tulog, from Proto-Philippine *tuduʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuduʀ, from Proto-Austronesian tuduʀ — to sleep.

tulog-manok (Tagalog): light sleep; nap

Definitions

  1. light sleep; nap

Ancestry of “tulog-manok”, step by step

tulog-manok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tulog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtulogsleep; asleep
2Proto-Philippine*tuduʀto sleep
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuduʀto sleep
4Proto-Austronesiantuduʀto sleep

via Tagalog manok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmanokchicken; bet
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
3Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken
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