Where does “tolak” come from?

tolak (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak — to push away; shove; repel.

tolak (Maranao): to disown; to renounce

Definitions

  1. to disown; to renounce

Ancestry of “tolak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tulakto push away; shove; repel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak