Where does “balintunay” come from?

balintunay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tunay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tunay.

balintunay (Tagalog): irony; paradox; absurdity

Definitions

  1. irony; paradox; absurdity

Ancestry of “balintunay”, step by step

balintunay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tunay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtunaytrue; correct; exact; real; genuine; meaningful;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantunay—

via Tagalog baling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalinginclining of the head to one side
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baliŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tunay →