Where does “ukit” come from?

ukit (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Dravidian ukir, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij — mountain.

ukit (Tagalog): carving; engraving; carved or engraved work

Definitions

  1. carving; engraving; carved or engraved work

Ancestry of “ukit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianukirfingernail
2Proto-Austronesian*bukijmountain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Dravidian ukir →