Where does “Tagalic” come from?
Tagalic (English) comes from English Tagalog, from Tagalog Tagalog, from Tagalog ilog, from Proto-Philippine *iluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *iluʀ — river channel.
Tagalic (English): The language family consisting of Tagalog and its dialects
Definitions
- The language family consisting of Tagalog and its dialects
Ancestry of “Tagalic”, step by step
Tagalic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tagalog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tagalog | A language spoken in the Philippines, in the area... |
| 2 | Tagalog | Tagalog | The Tagalog language; To speak in the Tagalog... |
| 3 | Tagalog | ilog | river |
| 4 | Proto-Philippine | *iluʀ | river |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *iluʀ | river |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *iluʀ | river channel |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |