Where does “bali ang tinai” come from?
bali ang tinai (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tinai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tinaqi, from Proto-Austronesian Cinaqi — intestine.
bali ang tinai (Cebuano): to puke one's guts out; to suffer from violent, uncontrollable vomiting or severe nausea, typically induced by heavy alcohol consumption
Definitions
- to puke one's guts out; to suffer from violent, uncontrollable vomiting or severe nausea, typically induced by heavy alcohol consumption
Ancestry of “bali ang tinai”, step by step
bali ang tinai traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano tinai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | tinai | the intestines |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tinaqi | intestine |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Cinaqi | intestine |
via Cebuano bali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | bali | A cash advance; The opposite, the reverse; A... |
via Cebuano ang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ang | direct marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns |