Where does “aalug-alog” come from?
aalug-alog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog alog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.
aalug-alog (Tagalog): rickety; shaky
Ancestry of “aalug-alog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | alog | to shake |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaluʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | qaluʀ | to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | -luʀ | — |