Where does “balik-tayon” come from?

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

balik-tayon (Tagalog): return of a pendulous swing

Definitions

  1. return of a pendulous swing

Ancestry of “balik-tayon”, step by step

balik-tayon 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 tayon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtayonpendulous-like swinging movement of something long and slender
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tayun—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →