Where does “bisyestong taon” come from?

bisyestong taon (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun — year.

bisyestong taon (Tagalog): leap year; bissextile year

Definitions

  1. leap year; bissextile year

Ancestry of “bisyestong taon”, step by step

bisyestong taon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog taon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaonyear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqunyear

via Spanish año bisiesto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaño bisiestoleap year
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun →Every word from Tagalog taon →
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