Where does “tubag-tubag” come from?
tubag-tubag (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tubag, from Cebuano -on, from Proto-Philippine -ən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -ən, from Proto-Austronesian -ən.
tubag-tubag (Cebuano): to answer back; to reply impertinently; to talk...
Definitions
- to answer back; to reply impertinently; to talk...
Ancestry of “tubag-tubag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | tubag | to answer; an answer |
| 2 | Cebuano | -on | Used to form nouns indicating objects, persons or... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | -ən | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -ən | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -ən | — |