Where does “bilanggo” come from?

bilanggo (Tagalog) comes from Malay belenggu, from Tamil விலங்கு — to be transverse.

bilanggo (Tagalog): bailiff; prisoner; captive; convict

Definitions

  1. bailiff; prisoner; captive; convict

Ancestry of “bilanggo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelenggu—
2Tamilவிலங்குto be transverse

Words derived from “bilanggo”

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