Where does “ikabilanggo” come from?

ikabilanggo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bilanggo, from Malay belenggu, from Tamil விலங்கு — to be transverse.

ikabilanggo (Tagalog): to be the reason for being sent to jail

Definitions

  1. to be the reason for being sent to jail

Ancestry of “ikabilanggo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbilanggobailiff; prisoner; captive; convict
2Malaybelenggu
3Tamilவிலங்குto be transverse
Every word from Tamil விலங்கு
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