Where does “ibalik” come from?

ibalik (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

ibalik (Tagalog): to return; to bring back (what is borrowed, stolen, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to return; to bring back (what is borrowed, stolen, etc.)

Ancestry of “ibalik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalikthe act of returning; the act of bringing back...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →
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