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 Ãkad ÒfootÓ: l‡kad ÒwalkÓ, lak‡d Òbare-footedÓ, *kadk‡d _ kaladk‡d Òdrag, shuffleÓ, *ka-dag _ kar‡g Òheavy footstepÓ, s’kad ÒkickÓ, singk‡d Òin one jumpÓ (e.g. santa—–g singk‡d Òa full yearÓ), tak‡d Òbase, foundationÓ _ *t-ay-ak‡d _ tayak‡d Òmobile hutÓ, *t-i-ak‡d _ tiyak‡d ÒstiltÓ, tangk‡d Òhigh-leggedÓ _ *t-ay-angk‡d _ tayangk‡d Òlong-leggedÓ, t‡kad Òa bamboo stem left for regrowthÓ, *k-i-ad _ kiy‡d _ takiy‡d _ taky‡d ÒstiltÓ.