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
Ancestry of “utoy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | utol | one's brother or sister |
| 2 | Cebuano | kaputol | The person one divides or splits a whole with;... |
| 3 | Tagalog | putol | cut off, severed, disconnected; discontinued,... |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | putul | to break off, cut off |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | putun₂ | — |