Where does “balik-taga” come from?

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

balik-taga (Tagalog): retaliation

Definitions

  1. retaliation

Ancestry of “balik-taga”, step by step

balik-taga 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 taga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtagastab marks; from
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →