Where does “balindas” come from?

balindas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baling, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ.

balindas (Tagalog): cathode

Definitions

  1. cathode

Ancestry of “balindas”, step by step

balindas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog baling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalinginclining of the head to one side
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baliŋ—

via Tagalog dagindas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdagindaselectrode
2Tagalogdagitabelectricity
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