Tagalog Monosyllabic Roots

Tagalog words are, or are based on, two-syllable or three-syllable stems. These disyllabic or trisyllabic items are in their turn based on monosyllabic roots. For instance, the following terms seem to be based on the root √kad ＂foot＂ lákad ＂walk＂, lakád ＂bare-footed＂, *kadkád ▸ kaladkád ＂drag, shuffle＂, *ka-dag ▸ karág ＂heavy footstep＂, síkad ＂kick＂, singkád ＂in one jump＂ (e.g. santaóñg singkád ＂a full year＂), takád ＂base, foundation＂ ▸ *t-ay-akád ▸ tayakád ＂mobile hut＂, *t-i-akád ▸ tiyakád ＂stilt＂, tangkád ＂high-legged＂ ▸ *t-ay-angkád ▸ tayangkád ＂long-legged＂, tákad ＂a bamboo stem left for regrowth＂, *k-i-ad ▸ kiyád ▸ takiyád ▸ takyád ＂stilt＂.