Where does “babang-luksa” come from?

babang-luksa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba, from Austronesian *baba.

babang-luksa (Tagalog): end of a period of mourning, usually one year after the death of someone in a family

Definitions

  1. end of a period of mourning, usually one year after the death of someone in a family

Ancestry of “babang-luksa”, step by step

babang-luksa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbabalow; chin; to descend
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baba—
3Austronesian*baba—

via Tagalog luksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogluksain mourning clothes usually black
2Sanskritरूक्षrough, dry, arid, dreary
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HruHćšás—
Every word from Austronesian *baba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba →Every word from Tagalog baba →
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