Where does “utoy” come from?

utoy (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog utol, from Cebuano kaputol, from Tagalog putol, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putul, from Proto-Austronesian putun₂.

utoy (Tagalog): a young boy; lad

Definitions

  1. a young boy; lad

Ancestry of “utoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogutolone's brother or sister
2CebuanokaputolThe person one divides or splits a whole with;...
3Tagalogputolcut off, severed, disconnected; discontinued,...
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianputulto break off, cut off
5Proto-Austronesianputun₂—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian putun₂ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putul →Every word from Tagalog putol →