Where does “batubingi” come from?

batubingi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bato, from Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

batubingi (Tagalog): stone deaf

Definitions

  1. stone deaf

Ancestry of “batubingi”, step by step

batubingi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbatostone; kidney; gallstone
2Proto-Philippine*batustone substance; small piece of stone
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
4Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

via Tagalog bingi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbingideaf; hard of hearing
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bəŋəl—
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