Where does “abalahin” come from?

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

abalahin (Tagalog): to be disturbed; to be bothered; to be troubled

Definitions

  1. to be disturbed; to be bothered; to be troubled

Ancestry of “abalahin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogabalatrouble; bother; inconvenience; interruption;...
2Proto-Philippineabalato bother, disturb, annoy or inconvenience someone
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