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" l kad "walk", lak d "bare-footed", *kadk d ▸ kaladk d "drag, shuffle", *ka-dag ▸ kar g "heavy footstep", s kad "kick", singk d "in one jump" (e.g. santa g singk d "a full year"), tak d "base, foundation" ▸ *t-ay-ak d ▸ tayak d "mobile hut", *t-i-ak d ▸ tiyak d "stilt", tangk d "high-legged" ▸ *t-ay-angk d ▸ tayangk d "long-legged", t kad "a bamboo stem left for regrowth", *k-i-ad ▸ kiy d ▸ takiy d ▸ taky d "stilt".