Where does “balo” come from?

balo (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu — widow.

balo (Ilocano): widow; widower

Definitions

  1. widow; widower

Ancestry of “balo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*balu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baluwidow
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu →Every word from Proto-Philippine *balu →
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