Where does “tagaliog” come from?

tagaliog (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano liog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ — neck.

tagaliog (Cebuano): neckdeep; reaching up to the neck

Definitions

  1. neckdeep; reaching up to the neck

Ancestry of “tagaliog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoliogneck; part of clothing that fits a person's neck;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
3Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ →Every word from Cebuano liog →