Where does “Tagalog” come from?
Ilog comes from Tagalog ilog, derived from Proto-Philippine ʔəluR, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəluR, from Proto-Austronesian qaluR, meaning river or water course.
Tagalog (English): A language spoken in the Philippines, in the area...
Definitions
- A language spoken in the Philippines, in the area...
Ancestry of “Tagalog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | Tagalog | The Tagalog language; To speak in the Tagalog... |
| 2 | Tagalog | ilog | river |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *iluʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *iluʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *iluʀ | — |