Where does “balik-sulat” come from?
balik-sulat (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sulat, from Malay surat, from Proto-Malayic surat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat.
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Ancestry of “balik-sulat”, step by step
balik-sulat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog sulat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | sulat | writing; handwriting; letter |
| 2 | Malay | surat | document; letter; inscription |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | surat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *suʀat | — |
via Tagalog balik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | balik | the act of returning; the act of bringing back... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *balik | to return; to repeat |