Where does “abala” come from?

abala (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine abala — to bother, disturb, annoy or inconvenience someone.

abala (Tagalog): trouble; bother; inconvenience; interruption;...

Definitions

  1. trouble; bother; inconvenience; interruption;...

Ancestry of “abala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineabalato bother, disturb, annoy or inconvenience someone

Words derived from “abala

Every word from Proto-Philippine abala