köken: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *súput (“pouch”). Compare Ilocano supot, Kapampangan suput, Central Bikol supot, Cebuano supot, Maranao sopot, and Tausug suput. The term “uncircumcised” derives from the visual resemblance of the foreskin to a pouch covering the penile glans. In the Philippine cultural context, circumcision is widely regarded as a test of courage that marks the transition from…