Where does “bulalayak” come from?
bulalayak (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bulalakaw, from Proto-Austronesian *bulalakaw.
bulalayak (Tagalog): meteoroid
Definitions
- meteoroid
Ancestry of “bulalayak”, step by step
bulalayak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog bulalakaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bulalakaw | meteor; shooting star |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *bulalakaw | — |
via Tagalog layak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | layak | flotsam; rubbish left by receding waters |