Where does “hiwalay na malak” come from?

hiwalay na malak (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog hiwalay, from Tagalog walay, from Proto-Austronesian *waray.

hiwalay na malak (Tagalog): discrete data

Definitions

  1. discrete data

Ancestry of “hiwalay na malak”, step by step

hiwalay na malak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog hiwalay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghiwalayseparate; apart; aside
2Tagalogwalayact of separating or living separately from another or others especially of a member of one's family
3Proto-Austronesian*waray

via Tagalog na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalognaalready; now; now; already; connects adjectives...
2Proto-Austronesian*na

via Tagalog malak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmalaknotice; news
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *waray