Where does “alalaong baga” come from?

alalaong baga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.

alalaong baga (Tagalog): that is; that is to say

Definitions

  1. that is; that is to say

Ancestry of “alalaong baga”, step by step

alalaong baga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog baga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbagaglowing or live coal; ember; piece of wood or...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
3Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal

via Tagalog alalaon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogalalaon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian baʀah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah →Every word from Tagalog baga →