Where does “tubagtubag” come from?
tubagtubag (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tubag, from Cebuano -on, from Proto-Philippine -ən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -ən, from Proto-Austronesian -ən.
tubagtubag (Cebuano): back talk; impudent, insolent or argumentative...
Definitions
- back talk; impudent, insolent or argumentative...
Ancestry of “tubagtubag”, 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 | — |