Where does “hatimbilang” come from?

hatimbilang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bilang, from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ — to count, to calculate.

hatimbilang (Tagalog): fraction

Definitions

  1. fraction

Ancestry of “hatimbilang”, step by step

hatimbilang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bilang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbilangnumber; quantity; to count
2Proto-Austronesian*bilaŋto count, to calculate

via Tagalog hati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghatidivision
2Tausughati'—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ →Every word from Tagalog bilang →