Where does “buweltahan” come from?
buweltahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog buwelta, from Spanish Vuelta, from Spanish volver, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
buweltahan (Tagalog): to answer back on an accusation
Definitions
- to answer back on an accusation
Ancestry of “buweltahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | buwelta | return; going back to a place |
| 2 | Spanish | Vuelta | the Vuelta a España |
| 3 | Spanish | volver | to return, to revert, to get back; to come back,... |
| 4 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |