Where does “bukas-isip” come from?

bukas-isip (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bukas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bu(ŋ)kas, from Proto-Austronesian bukas — to release; to undo.

bukas-isip (Tagalog): open-minded; broad-minded

Definitions

  1. open-minded; broad-minded

Ancestry of “bukas-isip”, step by step

bukas-isip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bukas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbukasopen; tomorrow
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbu(ŋ)kas—
3Proto-Austronesianbukasto release; to undo

via Tagalog Isip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogIsipthinking; thought
2Proto-Philippine*ísip—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukas →