Where does “balik-loob” come from?

balik-loob (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog loob, from Tagalog malayang loob, from English free will — A person's natural inclination; unforced choice;...

balik-loob (Tagalog): realignment of oneself to another

Definitions

  1. realignment of oneself to another

Ancestry of “balik-loob”, step by step

balik-loob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog loob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogloobinterior; inside; inner surface; will; volution;...
2Tagalogmalayang loobfree will
3Englishfree willA person's natural inclination; unforced choice;...

via Tagalog balik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalikthe act of returning; the act of bringing back...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat

Words derived from “balik-loob

Every word from English free willEvery word from Tagalog malayang loobEvery word from Tagalog loob
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