Where does “bilanggo” come from?

bilanggo (Ilocano) comes from Tagalog bilanggo, from Malay belenggu, from Tamil விலங்கு — to be transverse.

bilanggo (Ilocano): senior officer of a prison or school

Definitions

  1. senior officer of a prison or school

Ancestry of “bilanggo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbilanggobailiff; prisoner; captive; convict
2Malaybelenggu—
3Tamilவிலங்குto be transverse
Every word from Tamil விலங்கு →Every word from Malay belenggu →Every word from Tagalog bilanggo →