Where does “balipik” come from?

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

balipik (Tagalog): cation

Definitions

  1. cation

Ancestry of “balipik”, step by step

balipik 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 tipik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtipikparticle
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ →