Where does “ikabalik” come from?

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

ikabalik (Tagalog): to be the reason for someone to return

Definitions

  1. to be the reason for someone to return

Ancestry of “ikabalik”, 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 →