Where does “balikbayan” come from?
balikbayan (English) comes from Tagalog balikbayan, from Tagalog balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik.
balikbayan (English): A Filipino returning to the Philippines after...
Definitions
- A Filipino returning to the Philippines after...
Ancestry of “balikbayan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | balikbayan | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | balik | the act of returning; the act of bringing back... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *balik | — |