Where does “balik-pasok” come from?

balik-pasok (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

balik-pasok (Tagalog): reentry

Definitions

  1. reentry

Ancestry of “balik-pasok”, step by step

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

via Tagalog balik

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

via Tagalog pasok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpasokentry; act of entering
2Proto-Austronesian*pasuk—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →