Where does “ipatanggal” come from?

ipatanggal (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tanggal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgal — unfastened, detached.

ipatanggal (Tagalog): to ask to be removed or detached

Definitions

  1. to ask to be removed or detached

Ancestry of “ipatanggal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtanggalremoved; disconnected
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*taŋgalunfastened, detached
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgal →Every word from Tagalog tanggal →
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