Where does “ibalatkayo” come from?

ibalatkayo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balatkayo, from Tagalog kayo, from Proto-Philippine *kayú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

ibalatkayo (Tagalog): to be disguised

Definitions

  1. to be disguised

Ancestry of “ibalatkayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalatkayodisguise; camouflage
2Tagalogkayoyou; cloth; textile; fabric
3Proto-Philippine*kayú—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iu—
5Proto-Austronesian*iSu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iSu →