Where does “pagbalik” come from?

pagbalik (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

Ancestry of “pagbalik”, step by step

pagbalik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central balik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbalik—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat

via Bikol Central pag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpag—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →