Where does “balik-tingin” come from?

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

balik-tingin (Tagalog): second look

Definitions

  1. second look

Ancestry of “balik-tingin”, step by step

balik-tingin 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 tingin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtinginlook; glance; view
2Proto-Philippine*tiŋən—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →
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