Where does “bahagimbilang” come from?

bahagimbilang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bilang, from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ — to count, to calculate.

bahagimbilang (Tagalog): fraction

Definitions

  1. fraction

Ancestry of “bahagimbilang”, step by step

bahagimbilang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bilang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbilangnumber; quantity; to count
2Proto-Austronesian*bilaŋto count, to calculate

via Tagalog bahagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbahagipart; fraction; portion; section
2Austronesian*baqagi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ →Every word from Tagalog bilang →