Where does “bakal” come from?
bakal (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *bakal, from Malay bakal, from Old Javanese bakal, from Proto-Austroasiatic *[b]kəl[ ].
bakal (Tagalog): iron
Definitions
- iron
Ancestry of “bakal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *bakal | — |
| 2 | Malay | bakal | future; prospective; candidate; expectant used before a noun to indicate what someone or something will become |
| 3 | Old Javanese | bakal | future, prospective |
| 4 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *[b]kəl[ ] | — |