Where does “alambrilyong-gubat” come from?

alambrilyong-gubat (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Gubat, from Proto-Philippine *gubat.

alambrilyong-gubat (Tagalog): tailed maidenhair

Definitions

  1. tailed maidenhair

Ancestry of “alambrilyong-gubat”, step by step

alambrilyong-gubat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Gubat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogGubatwoods; woodland; forest
2Proto-Philippine*gubat—

via Tagalog alambrilyo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogalambrilyoblack maidenhair fern
2Spanishalambrillo—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *gubat →Every word from Tagalog Gubat →