Where does “balik-tanaw” come from?

balik-tanaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tanaw, from Cebuano tan-aw, from Proto-Philippine *taq(ə)náw.

balik-tanaw (Tagalog): retrospect; look-back; hindsight

Definitions

  1. retrospect; look-back; hindsight

Ancestry of “balik-tanaw”, step by step

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

via Tagalog tanaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtanawvisible from a distance; able to be seen from afar
2Cebuanotan-awopinion, subjective observation; to see, to...
3Proto-Philippine*taq(ə)náw—

via Tagalog balik

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

Words derived from “balik-tanaw”

Every word from Proto-Philippine *taq(ə)náw →Every word from Cebuano tan-aw →Every word from Tagalog tanaw →